Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 88: The Tang Dynasty will perish in the third generation! [Please subscribe]

No era or dynasty can avoid objective economic laws.

Because of the precedent of the Sui Dynasty, even if there was no "Two Tax Law" and no "Equalization of Land Tax", the land system of the Tang Dynasty would gradually shift to a tenancy-based system.

In this way, the self-sufficient economic model of the aristocratic families will inevitably decline.

Their most valuable land resource wealth will inevitably shrink.

Therefore, as long as they master this economic law, no matter how powerful they are, they are nothing more than paper tigers.

Even in Li Chengqian's view, any etiquette, any righteousness, any conspiracy, are not as important as the gun.

Without guns, you will always be controlled by others.

Only power that is in your own hands is power. The power given to you by others will always belong to others.

In Li Chengqian's view, the economic lifeline of a country is its own guns.

"Gulu!"

Cen Wenben swallowed hard and stared at Li Chengqian, wondering what kind of existence this person was!

If someone had told him in the past that an eight-year-old child was going to fight against the Five Surnames and Seven Families, Cen Wenben would definitely have thought that the other person had gone crazy.

But now, these words were spoken by Li Chengqian, which shocked him terribly, but at the same time, he felt a hint of anticipation.

After all, Li Chengqian was the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty who reopened the Xuanwu Gate and escaped unscathed.

"call"

Ma Zhou also took a deep breath and looked at Li Chengqian with complicated eyes: "It is said that 'there are no poor families in the upper class, and no nobles in the lower class'. I hope that one day, a child from a humble family like me can also enter the imperial court!"

"Don't worry, there will be such a day, and I don't think it will be too far away!"

Li Chengqian smiled and patted Ma Zhou on the shoulder, then looked at Li Yuan: "Grandpa, are you familiar with the officialdom in Jiangling?"

"You are not familiar with it?" Li Yuan was stunned.

Li Chengqian rolled his eyes at him and said, "I'm not in the officialdom, so how could I possibly be familiar with the people there? Didn't you serve as the ruling emperor? Don't say you're not familiar with them!"

"Uh,"

Li Yuan's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but say awkwardly, "I'm naturally familiar with Jiangling during the Wude era. Now it's the Zhenguan era, who knows if Erlang has been transferred to a new position?"

At this point, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked, "Didn't you get the ruling power from Erlang? Why are you still afraid that they won't obey your orders?"

"Hey!"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian raised his hand to his forehead, shook his head and sighed, "As the saying goes, the emperor is far away. If Jiang Ling had Zhao Deyan's intelligence, even with my father's decree, it would be difficult!"

Li Yuan and the other two looked at each other.

After a moment, Cen Wenben said thoughtfully, "I have a few good friends in Jiangling. Leave this matter to me. When I get to Jiangling, I will go and ask the prince about the situation!"

"Okay! I'll leave this matter to Mr. Cen. The cabin smells too much of alcohol. I'm going out to get some fresh air!"

Having said that, Li Chengqian said goodbye to Li Yuan and the other two and left.

the other side.

On a passenger ship behind the big ship, a dignified lady was looking at her daughter in front of her with helplessness on her face.

Although my daughter is only five years old, she loves reading. No matter where we go, she hides in a corner and reads quietly.

Compared to her two lively and active brothers, she lacks the childishness that a child should have.

"Aunt Hua, don't look at it anymore. When we get to Yuzhou, your father will be angry again when he sees you like this." The lady touched her daughter's hair and reminded her softly.

The daughter looked up at her and said calmly, "I won't look at you in front of my father when we get to Yuzhou."

After saying that, he picked up the small book in his hand and started reading.

Seeing this, the lady felt even more helpless, but she didn't know what to say.

After all, this is my daughter's only hobby.

However, at this moment, two boys, about eleven or twelve years old, rushed in with excitement, dancing and saying, "Mother, guess what we saw? There's a large ship ahead with a large group of guards armed with weapons. They're even more impressive than our father, the governor!"

"Yes, mother! Father has been transferred to be the governor of Yuzhou, but His Majesty has given him a great position. We still have to share a boat with others. How unimpressive!"

"We followed your father and moved to Yuzhou. Why do we have to be so arrogant?"

The lady said sternly, "If someone can bring so many guards, he must be quite capable. Don't provoke him!"

"We are not stupid, so how could we provoke others? But, I just took a peek and saw an old man and a young boy, who looked like the owner of the house, a grandfather and a grandson!"

"Yes, the little one, looks no more than two years older than Hua Gu, and is quite fair!"

"Oh, you two looked at it very carefully!"

The lady smiled, then glanced at her daughter, who was oblivious to the world outside and absorbed in reading a little book, and sighed, "Aunt Hua, do you want to go out with your brothers for some fresh air?"

The daughter looked up at her two brothers and calmly refused, "No."

The two brothers looked at each other, frowned slightly, but didn't say much, and ran out of the cabin again.

at the same time.

Li Chengqian, who had just walked out of the cabin, was standing on the deck, looking at the two banks of the Wei River.

The waterway from Chang'an to Jiangling mainly includes navigation through the Wei River, Yellow River, Han River and other water systems.

Specifically, starting from Chang'an, ships would go down the Wei River, enter the Yellow River, and then continue to sail along the Yellow River to Tongguan.

After passing Tongguan, the ships will enter the Luo River, a tributary of the Yellow River, and eventually reach Luoyang.

After a brief stop in Luoyang, the boats would continue along the Luo River, then the Yi River, and finally reach Nanyang. In Nanyang, the boats would turn into the Han River and continue their voyage to Jiangling.

The voyage took about a month. This waterway was a very important transportation route in the Tang Dynasty, not only connecting the two important cities of Chang'an and Jiangling, but also promoting economic and cultural exchanges along the route.

This is a good opportunity for Li Chengqian.

Because this waterway allows it to develop the state-owned economy and form a unified market.

"From now on, I have the final say on this waterway!"

Li Chengqian patted the deck railing, full of vigor and vitality.

At this moment, Du Caigan came over and reported: "Sir, there is a passenger boat following us all the way. I don't know if it is just passing by or has some other purpose!"

"Ok?"

Li Chengqian was slightly stunned, then frowned and asked, "Are there many people up there?"

"Not many, just a few guards, but judging by their attire, they must be from an official family!"

"Since they are from an official family, there shouldn't be any danger. Just be careful!"

"promise."

Du Caigan agreed and was about to leave.

But Li Chengqian suddenly called out to him, "Old Du!"

As he spoke, he took out a wine jug from his bosom and handed it to Du Caigan, saying, "I prepared this for you. Drink less, this wine is strong!"

"Son."

Du Caigan didn't expect Li Chengqian to prepare wine for him, and was immediately touched.

In fact, he is also a wine lover.

I heard Li Chengqian and the others talking so much outside the door just now, but I didn't understand a word of it. I was just itching to drink the wine they were drinking.

However, he was very self-aware and knew that he would never drink the wine that even Li Yuan had refused him.

So he suppressed the alcohol in his stomach and stood guard outside the door.

However, he never expected that the pot of liquor that Li Chengqian had said was the only one left was actually still available.

And he was given a whole pot.

He was deeply moved and quickly bowed respectfully to Li Chengqian: "Thank you, sir!"

"Oh, you're welcome. Thank you for the hard work along the way, Lao Du."

"It's no problem. It's my great honor to be able to follow you, Master, to Jiangling!"

Having said that, he took the wine jug from Li Chengqian's hand and turned to leave.

After watching him leave, Li Chengqian called up the system interface.

"System, is there any reward for high-yield cash crops?"

[The system will open a mall later, which will contain high-yield economic crops that the host needs.]

"Can we open the mall now?"

Li Chengqian was overjoyed, thinking that this system was still somewhat useful.

[Host, please complete the counterattack mission first. 】

"With your system's help, the throne will be mine sooner or later, right?"

[Yes! With the system's help, the host will definitely be able to successfully counterattack, but please complete the counterattack mission first.]

Me.
Li Chengqian was once again speechless by this system, but he couldn't help but ask, "Does it mean that as long as I don't succeed to the throne, my counterattack won't be considered a success?"

[Under the emperor, everyone is an ant]

"Uh"

Li Chengqian raised his hand to support his forehead, thinking that this system might be designed by someone with a middle school syndrome!
However, he still patiently explained to the system: "First, you open the mall for me and let me obtain high-yield cash crops. This way, I can accumulate strength to fight against Wei Wang Li Tai, Jin Wang Li Zhi and others, and then successfully ascend the throne, okay?"

[Okay! The system can open the mall for the host, but please complete the counterattack mission first.]

"Don't you understand what I'm saying? I mean, open the mall first!"

[The system is not human, but what the system means is that the host must complete the counterattack mission first.]

"You're such a lousy system!"

Li Chengqian gave the sky a depressed middle finger.

Then I thought about how to trick the system and assign myself a simpler task.

So, after thinking for a while, he spoke again: "Can I still issue side quests?"

[After the host completes the first phase of the counterattack mission, the side missions have been reset. New side missions can be released to speed up the completion of the counterattack mission. Would the host like to release it? ]

"want!"

[Posting a side quest: After the host returned to the throne of Crown Prince, your father secretly pursued immortality and consumed many poisonous elixirs. His health is now failing and he needs care. Please find a way to replace Li Zhi and contact the talented Wu Ren who cared for your father.]

[Reward for this mission: Mandarin Duck Vine (also known as Sweet Potato Vine)]

"Ok?"

Seeing this side quest, Li Chengqian was stunned. He thought to himself, "Yeah! Why didn't I think of that?"

In addition to the aristocratic families, there is another major threat to the Tang Dynasty!

That was Wu Zhao, the woman who caused the Tang Dynasty to fall in three generations! Wu Zetian!

The only female emperor in history, she is also the most ruthless woman in history!
I must not stay here!
(End of this chapter)