Tang Dynasty: After dominating Rome, I counterattacked Chang'an

Chapter 138 The burden of the aristocratic families!
The domestic conflicts have been almost resolved. There is not much meaning in continuing to attack Baiyun City, even if we capture Baiyun City. We should... maintain the front line.

Qin Qiong thought about it and decided to have someone send a letter to the front line in a few days to inform the pharmacist about his suggestion, which was to first stop the strongest army of Dayan and then wait for His Majesty from the Western Regions to return before launching a real attack.

nowadays.

The conflict has been resolved, the influence of Crown Prince Yin has been eliminated, and when His Majesty and the others return, it will be time to...
On to the next step!

Qin Qiong narrowed his eyes slightly.

The next step is to rest for some time before launching an attack on Jiangdong!
Take Jiangdong back from Li Chengdao, and the world will be at peace! All the mountains and rivers will belong to the Tang Dynasty!

Just when everyone was enjoying themselves, Li Junxian hurried in and said, "General Qin, Zhangsun Pushe wants to see you."

"Auxiliary machine?" Qin Qiong was confused. Wasn't his son Changsun Wuji supposed to take a day off and rest today? How could he still have time to come to the palace?

Although surprised, Qin Qiong still asked Li Junxian to invite him.

soon.

Changsun Wuji walked in quickly, looking flustered.

"Shubao, something happened, it's a big trouble!"

"Ok?"

When Qin Qiong heard the word "accident", he stood up suddenly as a reflex.

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling on both sides also looked solemn.

"What's the matter?" Qin Qiong asked.

Changsun Wuji raised the two curved plows in his hands.

"Look, Your Majesty, these two curved plows."

"......."

Qin Qiong picked it up and looked at it, then said with a smile: "The difference between these two is that the iron plowshares are of different sizes, but both are easy to forge."

"But this smaller curved plow with an iron plowshare is better."

Qin Qiong gave his evaluation.

Chang Sun Wuji sighed and said, "But the people can only buy the one with the bigger iron plowshare."

Li Shimin's eyes flickered. "Why is that? People don't like to buy curved plows with smaller iron plowshares?"

"Yeah, why?"

"That shouldn't be the case. Although this iron plowshare is big, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the smaller one is more delicate, better, and heavier. Why don't you buy it?"

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling were also surprised.

"Because a dozen noble families in the north worked together to modify the curved plow blueprint given to them by the government, reducing the cost a lot, but selling it at the price of the genuine curved plow. So the people can't buy the genuine curved plow at all, which is the one with the small iron plow head that you think of, Your Majesty. The people... can't buy it."

Immediately, Changsun Wuji united some noble families together, and then "modified" the curved plow to make it cheaper, and then sold it to the people. The people told the public about the fact that the plow broke down after using it.

Qin Qiong became furious when he heard this.

"Damn the nobles, they are enriching themselves! They are trying to harm our Tang Dynasty!"

Qin Qiong was very angry.

Farming is not only related to the safety of the people, but also to the safety of the Tang Dynasty.

If the people are made unable to farm and preserve fruits by the northern nobles, then the tide of refugees will arise again and the whole world will be in chaos. By then, the sixteen princes will not attack Emperor Yang of Sui, but the Tang Dynasty.

Before Li Chengdao came, this kind of thing could be turned a blind eye, but to do so now is tantamount to seeking death!
"I didn't expect that these northern nobles would be so bold. They dare to fool the court and the people of the world, and use human lives as a tool for profit. Great! Great!"

Qin Qiong was extremely excited.

He didn't even need to tell Li Shimin about this kind of thing, as he knew how to deal with it.

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling were standing on the side, also frightened, and they didn't dare to say anything more. "It was your Majesty... At that time, your Majesty gave the production rights of our Tang Dynasty curved plow to the major clans for production because he thought time was urgent."

"When more people get involved, it's easy for them to have ulterior motives."

At this time, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but say something beside him.

Now that His Majesty is not here, he dares to say this.

Qin Qiong stared at him, his eyes jumping wildly.

"These noble families didn't expect that the imperial court would subsidize them. They already had benefits to earn, but they still... even set their sights on the common people! They are so greedy!!"

"These damn noble families, damn things, really fell into the money trap!!"

"And more! So many government officials actually cooperated with them. It wasn't until more than ten days after the incident that they inadvertently let us know. They covered it up so well! It really makes me furious!!"

"Do they really not take the imperial court seriously at all?"

Qin Qiong's eyes were red and he was extremely angry.

In Tai Chi Palace.

There were bursts of cheers.

Seeing this, Du Ruhui couldn't help but sigh.

He walked out and said, "Hey, Shubao, the noble families have become a disaster for a long time."

"Think about the previous dynasty. Why did the rebellion suddenly break out? Wasn't it because of the interference of the nobles? Yang Guang opened the imperial examination system, which shook the foundation of the nobles. Naturally, the nobles wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help shaking his head.

"The aristocratic families have been formed since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Over the years, many dynasties have changed, but the aristocratic families are still the same aristocratic families."

"Shubao, the matter of the curved plow is a big deal, but... compared to the disaster of the noble families, it seems small..."

"Even if His Majesty were here, he would not attack the nobles at will."

Du Ruhui took the opportunity to remind Qin Qiong to prevent him from doing anything out of line out of anger.

Qin Qiong is a military general, and Your Majesty has temporarily handed over the affairs of Chang'an to him. Du Ruhui is afraid that he will become too angry.

Qin Qiong looked deeply at Du Ruhui, then looked at Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling who remained silent.

He lowered his head and glanced at the iron plowshare in his hand.

For a long time.

Qin Qiong sighed and said, "You don't have to worry. I understand this principle."

"For now, you should talk about how to solve this matter."

"Now is the spring ploughing season, we can't afford to delay. After a while, the hot summer will come again, and the weather will be too hot to farm."

Qin Qiong said weakly.

At this moment, he felt powerless.

But there is nothing we can do.

Aristocracy, aristocracy….
This is a huge mountain that stretches across our front, and we cannot move it.

Changsun Wuji bowed and said, "Shubao, it's very easy to solve."

"This time, the nobles [reformed] the curved plow, which affected the three states of Youzhou, Yizhou, and Jingzhou. Fortunately, we discovered it in time, so the people's resentment is still within the controllable range."

"Then, as long as we take back the manufacturing and sales rights of the major noble families, return them to the craftsmen and the Ministry of Industry in Chang'an City, take over the orders for these curved plows, and sell them to the people at a price lower than the market price, I believe we can catch up."

(End of this chapter)