The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 851 Wei Zheng Sues Ling Jing

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, there was heavy snow in Guanzhong, and even the Wei River was frozen for several days. Qinchuan, which is [-] miles away, is ice and snow, beautiful and freezing.The common people are not afraid of the cold with cotton and earth kangs. The literati climbed Huashan proudly and recited the great snow scene. Everything seems to confirm the word "the years are quiet and beautiful", but Yang Tong, the emperor, is not at ease. The main reason is the snow in the sky. The snow is getting heavier, and the snow can be seen from the dense clouds, and it will continue.

When he sent Sun Simiao out of the Ganlu Hall, he saw a thick layer of snow accumulated in the square in front of the hall, and more than a hundred Shura guards were cleaning it. After a little thought, he summoned the chief officials of the three provinces to discuss the matter.

Everyone is very busy now, almost all working in their respective government offices, and Yang Tong came here one after another as soon as he gave an order.

Everyone sat down, and Yang Tong shot to the three servants of Shangshu Province: "This year's heavy snow has been rare for many years. The Weishui River and Guangtong Canal are all frozen, and most of the Guanzhong roads are blocked. Fortunately, the promotion of cotton and kang , There is no incident of a large number of people freezing to death. But don’t be careless, and you must command the counties and counties in Guanzhong to try to clear the road. If the road is blocked by heavy snow for too long, it will not only affect people’s livelihood, but also delay the transportation of goods. You must not be careless and slow.”

"When the officials found out, they returned to the official office and immediately dispatched officials to the main roads to supervise the counties to clear the snow."

"Be sure to strictly urge, and don't slack off!" Yang Tong warned, and then said to Wei Zheng, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Liu Zhenghui, Minister of the Imperial Ministry, and Pei Renji, Minister of the Military Ministry: "I am today in the Sui Dynasty. , Whoever dares to discredit the hard-won Great Sui Dynasty is the enemy of the Great Sui Dynasty and Zhen. Strictly order the punishment, imperial and military members everywhere to move. Human blood, even forced into prostitution, selling sons and daughters, must make him regret that he was born in the Great Sui Dynasty."

The hostile voice buzzed and echoed in the hall, shaking the hearts of everyone present. Everyone felt that something was wrong with the emperor. Could it be possible that some blind guy touched the emperor's mold?

Condolences to all of these people.

Wei Zheng, Liu Zhenghui, and Pei Renji stood up and saluted: "I obey."

"The genius doctor Sun Simiao has just left!" Yang Tong sighed, "He has devoted most of his life to studying medicine. On the one hand, he personally collected herbs and studied the science of medicine. He carefully studied ancient medical books, and at the same time collected folk prescriptions extensively to solve various difficult and miscellaneous diseases. , has accumulated a lot of valuable medical experience. From theory to practice, he extracted new medical research results from practical experience, and wrote a medical book "Thousands of Golden Prescriptions". The key is that the drugs used in his prescriptions can be seen everywhere, and any The common people can afford the prescribed medicines.”

"This is a good thing, Your Majesty, it should be published in large quantities." Everyone couldn't help cheering when they heard the news.

Yang Tong nodded and said: "Of course I want to publish a large number of "Thousand Gold Prescriptions", but I don't want it to be spread outside the Sui Dynasty, so that the physical fitness of the Hu people can be improved, and even the life expectancy can be prolonged. , The stronger you are, the greater the threat to me, Da Sui. Everyone, think about it, is there a way to get the best of both worlds."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they couldn't laugh or cry: It turned out that the emperor was emotional because of this, but the emperor's worries were not unreasonable.

Although Sun Simiao, who wrote "A Thousand Gold Prescriptions", cultivated his nature and body with virtue, and cultivated both morality and art, devoted himself to rescue, did not seek fame and fortune, and devoted his whole life to pursuing Taoist medical ethics; in his eyes, only the severity of the disease, There is no difference between "high and low, rich and poor, young and old, resentment of relatives and friends, Huayi ignorance and wisdom", but these secular people can't make all living beings equal, and must consider the interests of the Sui Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, I have a strategy, which may be able to achieve the best of both worlds." Just as everyone was using their brains, Fang Xuanling, who had the most flexible mind, spoke up. He glanced at Yang Tong and said, "I don't know if it will work. "

"Stop rambling, talk quickly." Yang Tong slapped the table and threatened, "If you keep trying, I will immediately reward you with a hundred beauties. There are all kinds of beauties, don't you believe it?"

"Believe me, believe me...you just have to believe me." Fang Xuanling said with a wry smile amidst the snickers of the crowd: "The Sui Dynasty and other countries outside the region are blocked by mountains and mountains, and it is inconvenient to communicate. All kinds of goods are circulated by merchants from both sides. If you make a fuss about yourself, you can stop the circulation of "Thousand Gold Prescriptions", although it can't be said to be completely eliminated, but it can be minimized."

"All our merchants in the Sui Dynasty have industry licenses, and merchants treat them like their own lives. We can strictly control the policy. If our merchants in the Sui Dynasty take "Thousand Gold Prescriptions" out of the country, the license will be revoked, and the crime of treason will be punished; Although businessmen value profits, no matter how much money a book makes, it is far inferior to a luxury item. As long as the businessmen who travel to other countries are not stupid, they will not risk their lives to sell "Prescriptions for Thousand Gold."

Fang Xuanling said: "It's easier for the barbarians, because in the whole world, except for our Sui Dynasty, other countries don't have exquisite glazed crafts, exquisite silk ceramics; there are no good wine heroes, and there is no soap soap. Unless they I don’t want to use these unique products to make a lot of money, otherwise how could they not abide by the laws of our country? But if they don’t want to make a lot of money, why should they risk their lives and come to our country from thousands of miles away? For these people who use their lives to come to our country to make money For Hu merchants, what is a mere book compared to life and countless wealth?"

Fang Xuanling's analysis was thorough, thorough, and extremely reasonable, and everyone was amazed when they heard it.

Yang Tong asked: "It makes sense, so how should we do it?"

Fang Xuanling said gloomyly: "I suggest that the sage should review "Qi Min Yao Shu", "Huang Di Nei Jing", "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases", "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", "Zhu County's Products and Local Customs", "Qu Yu "Pictures", "Zhuzhou Picture Collection", and the upcoming "Agricultural Code", "Da Sui Code", "Thousands of Gold Prescriptions" and so on, etc. Agricultural books, medical books, legal codes, construction and engineering works are all set up. Forbidden, anyone who takes one volume out of the country will confiscate all his goods, and if he brings out two volumes, all personnel will be punished with five years of labor reform, and ten volumes will kill the leader of the caravan and confiscate his property. Life and wealth are the two treasures of human beings. The big lifeline, with such a two-phase threat, normal businessmen who just want to make a lot of money will not take risks, and for those who have evil intentions, they cannot be banned no matter how hard they are. After all, a book is too easy to hide. But, losing In the normal way of obtaining it, the amount of outflow has little effect on my Tai Sui."

"Fang Shangshu's method makes people confused about which is more important. Many books can protect each other." Huangfu Wuyi praised.

"Your Majesty!" Ling Jing cupped his hands and said, "According to my understanding, white paper was in short supply in our Sui Dynasty, but because of its high quality and low price, it has been mainly purchased by Hu merchants. After arriving at the destination, it is often sold for nearly a thousand dollars. double the high price; because of the large profits, they often buy paper at various distribution points at several times or ten times the price, resulting in a shortage of paper in our Tai Sui Dynasty. Therefore, Weichen suggested that the emperor should levy a tariff of ten thousand times the selling price on paper, Businessmen are not profitable, but lose money, so naturally they will not take it to other countries,"

"Precise play."

"There's still tea!" Wei Yunqi put down the teacup that smelled of tea in his hand: "The nomadic people may be able to resist the temptation of wealth, beauty and power, but it is difficult to resist the comfort brought by tea, because the barbarians who eat meat all the year round Almost all of them have indigestion problems. To grassland people, diarrhea is just like eating and sleeping. It is a common ailment for everyone. Tea soup has the effect of digesting food and detoxifying fat, eliminating various diseases caused by it. , which also makes tea more important on the grasslands than in the Sui Dynasty.”

Tea has existed since ancient times. As early as the Han Dynasty, some people made tea paste from tea.It's just that the process is complicated and labor-intensive.Moreover, people at that time had not mastered the technology of planting tea trees, so the output of tea was very low.A catty of tea paste requires at least ten catties of tea leaves to be brewed, so common people cannot afford tea paste, and it is a very respectable thing to treat guests with a little coarse tea.

In the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the tea-making process was gradually popularized, and the technique of "boiling tea" was gradually spread, and the tea tree suddenly became popular, and it was slowly spread to the surrounding Hu people at this time.When they discovered the benefits of tea, it immediately became a treasure that the chiefs and royal families flocked to, and even became an indispensable necessity of life.

When Yang Tong's fried tea became popular all over the world, the light and mellow fried tea quickly became popular in the grasslands.Of course, this is only spread among nobles, and ordinary herdsmen can't afford such expensive and luxurious things.

More importantly, the output of fried tea still hasn't achieved a qualitative leap. Just like paper, even the supply to Da Sui is far from enough. How can there be extra tea to sell to the grassland barbarians?Even if some businessmen get some roasted tea and transport them to the grassland through various channels, it is far from meeting the huge market demand.Therefore, roasted tea leaves are as precious as gold on the grasslands, let alone drinking them, or even seeing them.

"Ling Shangshu!" Yang Tong ordered to Ling Jing: "The Ministry of Commerce included tea as a strategic material, and used it to trade with foreign races without authorization. It is the same crime as smuggling grain, pig iron, etc. The plans are also listed one by one, and all these solutions will be implemented immediately after the next year. In addition to being announced in the next issue of "Da Sui Ban Yue Tan", they will also be published in the world in formal terms, and the whole people will be encouraged to supervise. Those who report correctly will be rewarded by the imperial court. "

"Here."

"Think about it, everyone. There are other goods that are good for the alien race. I will definitely not allow the goods of the Sui Dynasty to make the alien race healthy and prolong their lives."

"Your Majesty!" While everyone was silently considering various goods, Wei Zheng suddenly stood up and bowed to Yang Tong with a stern expression: "My minister sued Ling Jing, Shang Shu of the Ministry of Commerce, for favoritism and perverting the law. He should be severely punished."

In an instant, the hall was as silent as death, and no one spoke again.

Everyone looked at Ling Jing in astonishment and surprise.

(End of this chapter)