Chapter 364 Bewitching people's hearts

Xianyang, Changle Palace. (　　）)

Although it is midsummer, the entire Changle Palace is wrapped in a tent and is not airtight. Because the sun cannot shine in, almost all the palaces in Changle Palace seem to be yin and yin.

The bedroom of Prince Liu Ying was particularly gloomy.

Liu Ying, who was only twenty-four years old, had already become skinny and bone-skinned, and only breathed a sigh of relief. Last winter, he took his guards to Nanshan to hunt, but he encountered a white tiger. His mount was frightened and threw Liu Ying off. After Liu Ying was rescued by the guards, he fell ill. Dozens of imperial physicians took all their efforts to prevent their illness from improving, but instead became heavier.

Lu Zhi was standing in front of Liu Ying's sickbed and shed tears silently. At this time, Lu Zhi's mood can only be described in one sentence, that is, the sadness is greater than the death of his heart. Seeing that his only son Liu Ying was alive for a few days, Lu Zhi felt that the whole sky was falling. If the son of that bitch (Concubine Qi) really allowed the throne to inherit the throne, would his Lu family be better?

So, Lu Zhi directed a poisoning case, but unfortunately, she ended up losing all her money.

However, Lu Zhi did not give up. She was secretly contacting a hero and was preparing to pay a lot of money to hire a few assassins to assassinate the bitch and Liu Ruyi. Lu Zhi is now without any scruples. As long as she can get rid of Concubine Qi and Liu Ruyi, she doesn't care whether she will be exposed. What if she is exposed? Liu Ying is dead, she doesn't want to live anymore.

Although Liu Ying was already dying, he had already guessed Lu Zhi’s thoughts and immediately advised weakly: “My mother, don’t make things difficult for Ruyi anymore. It’s the child’s life, and Yu Ruyi has nothing to do with it. Moreover, Ruyi is extremely intelligent and will definitely be a competent monarch in the future…”

"Ying'er." Lu Zhi quickly stopped Liu Ying, "Don't think about it all. The imperial physician said, you were just a little scared and just be prepared for it. Just keep your illness safe. When your illness is cured, the throne of this great man is yours, and no one can take it away. The mother promises you, well, you go to bed."

Liu Ying sighed and soon fell asleep in a drowsy way. The latest chapter of the Holy Church

Seeing that Liu Ying was asleep, Lu Zhi tiptoed out of Liu Ying's bedroom and summoned the guards to instruct: "Prepare the car and go to Luliu Villa in the north of the city."

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Ziling, Chu King Palace Shangshu.

Xiang was reporting state affairs to Xiang Zhuangchen. The power structure of Chu is somewhat similar to the prime minister's responsibility system during the Sui and Tang dynasties. The Yin's office is responsible for civil affairs, large and small nationwide. General affairs are handled by the emperor. Only when major state affairs are encountered, they need to be submitted to the study room and the King of Chu personally seized it.

Putting down the memorial in his hand, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but say, "Is the first batch of 200,000 stones of rice about to leave Sichuan?"

The Qin family in Bazhong is worthy of being a commercial family, and Mrs. Qin is also worthy of being a commercial genius. In just over a month, she actually raised 200,000 stones of rice and was able to leave Sichuan quickly. It was easier to take the water route than by land. When Wang Jian destroyed Chu, he conquered 600,000 stones of rice from Bashu, and he took the water route.

Xiang said with a bitter face: "But the king, the price of this batch of rice is as high as 200 yuan per stone. One tael of gold can only buy ten stones of rice, which is twice as high as the rice price in Zhiling!" After saying this, Xiang said, "Besides, this batch of rice is specially purchased by the king, and there is no need to pay liquor along the way. The Qin family is too dark, right?"

"It's okay." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said calmly, "Now we have money in the treasury, but Taicang has no grain. As long as the Qin family can get us food, it's okay to have a higher price."

This is the truth. Today's Chu State is really not short of money, and Lijin alone is a large amount of investment.

More than ten years ago, the land tax in the State of Chu was very low, and the operation of the court basically relied on wine making, paper making and book selling to support it. This is actually the national policy of hiding rich people. After years of accumulation, the people of Chu have accumulated considerable wealth, which is the original primitive accumulation.

With original accumulation, industry and commerce have the capital to develop.

After more than ten years of development, Jiangdong's industry and commerce have now been extremely prosperous. Lijin alone can contribute millions of taels of gold every year. A few months ago, the whole family distributed nearly ten million taels of gold, which is another huge stimulus for the industry and commerce of Jiangdong and the entire Chu State. It can be foreseen that Chu State's industry and commerce will usher in another explosive development this year.

In this case, there is really no need to worry about money. If you take a step back, even if the treasury is not enough to make ends meet, can you still plunder gold from the Middle East through ocean trade? There is really a lot of gold in the Mesopotamia, and luxury goods such as silk, porcelain, paper, and liquor are very popular in the West, so this gold flows in.

Xiang Zhuang had made such a statement, so Xiang didn't say anything more. He also heard a vague sound of saying that it was Mrs. Qin, the head of the Qin family in Bazhong. She was the pretty widow with a charming charm. She seemed to be a little confused with the king. Before leaving Ziling, it was said that she had spent the night in the palace, and she didn't know whether it was true or false.

Xiang immediately picked up the second memorial and said to Xiang Zhuang: "King, there is news on the Liang area. Since three days ago, the people of Liang area have fled to Jiujiang, Hengshan County, Jiujiang County Magistrate and Hengshan County Magistrate have opened porridge sheds on the border to help refugees. However, there are not many refugees who have fled to the two counties now."

Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "Tell the Jiujiang County Magistrate and Hengshan County Magistrate that the Liangdi refugees must be properly placed. No refugee can be starved to death, otherwise, I will only ask!"

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Chen County, Ruyin County.

There were no less than 500 people gathered under a century-old mulberry tree in the east of the city. Seeing so many people gathered together, in the mind of joining in the fun, more people were constantly gathering from around to under the big trees. At the center of the crowd, a young man in his twenties was standing on a big stone and talking loudly.

"You don't know that in Jiangdong, as long as you pay 10% of the harvest, the rest will be yours. Besides the land tax, there is no more cap tax. Planting a few cotton and a few pieces of cloth in the fields can also be exchanged for a lot of money. Now every household has eaten big fish and meat, and there is too much rice in the barn that can't be eaten, and it's all rotten."

"Let's coax the ghost." Someone disagreed, "Who believes it if you don't have to pay the capitol tax?"

"This is true." Someone immediately retorted, "I have a clan brother who went to Jiangdong to sell cloth. I heard that there really is no need to pay any captive tax there. Moreover, the people there seem to be very rich. Any family can take out wine and meat to entertain guests. By the way, my clan brother has moved to Jiangdong with his family last year."

The young man on the big stone smiled and said, "What I am talking about is the truth. If you don't believe it, you can go to Jiangdong for a walk, but I can guarantee that if you go to Jiangdong, you will definitely not want to come back."

After saying this, the young man said: "At this, you worked hard for a year, but you still couldn't fill the belly of the family. But in Jiangdong, you can not only fill the belly of your family, but also wear new clothes for your wife and children, live in a new house, and you can drink and eat meat by yourself. How beautiful should this day?"

The words stirred the hearts of many people. Some people asked: "But if we really go to Jiangdong, how can we support our wives, children, and children without land? We can't go begging for food, right?"

The young man immediately replied, "Don't worry about this. As long as you go to Jiangdong, you will be able to get ten acres of land immediately. Although it is not mature land, as long as you are willing to put in your efforts, it is absolutely no problem to support the whole family. After a few years, the raw land will become mature land, and you will live a good life, haha."

Now someone was really moved: "Damn it, since I can't live anyway, so why not go to Jiangdong to calculate the ball."

Someone immediately echoed loudly: "Okay, I really can't live here. Brother Heizi, when will you leave, please say hello, I will go with you."

Someone took the lead, and someone immediately agreed, and the crowd suddenly became turbulent.

It has to be said that the people of Liang State did not have a good life. They had too many levies and taxes, and had heavy land taxes. They were sometimes robbed by officers and soldiers, and supporting their families was a problem.

But at this moment, someone suddenly shouted outside the crowd: "Officers and soldiers, officers and soldiers are here!"

Everyone looked back quickly and saw a team of yamen runners leading more than a hundred officers and soldiers to rush over here in a fierce manner. Hundreds of people shouted, scattering and leaving. The young people on the big rock saw that something was wrong, so they quickly got into the crowd and took advantage of the chaos. When the yamen runners arrived, the officers and soldiers had arrived, and there was already no one under the old mulberry tree.

The head of Ruyin County lieutenant was so angry that he jumped straight, but he had no choice but to do anything.

On the contrary, a minor official next to him was more alert and reminded the county lieutenant: "County lieutenant, the situation seems to be wrong. It seems that someone spread rumors everywhere in our county and encouraged these unruly people to escape to Jiangdong. According to the villain, it is better to report the situation in our county to the county lieutenant's office immediately."

"Yes." The county magistrate said irresistible, "You can just do this."

"Here!" The little official took the order and turned around and hurried away.

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Dingtao and Liang Palace have become Han Xin's palace.

Lou Jing handed a secret letter to Han Xin and said respectfully: "King, this is the reply from King Zhao."

Han Xin opened the envelope, took out the letter and read it in a hurry. A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth and said, "Zhang Ao and Guan Gao were quite conscious of the current affairs and did not refuse my request for borrowing grain at all. However, they only agreed to give 300,000 stones, which was 200,000 stones less than Zi Jin's 500,000 stones. It seems that they can only transport grain from Linzi."

Lou Jing nodded and said, "It's all we can do now."

Han Xin picked up the beard with curled lips and said coldly: "However, Zhao State only gave 300,000 stones, but it gave me an excuse to use troops. When the situation in Liang State is settled, I should personally raise the army to conquer Hebei."

While the king and his minister were talking, Cao Hu, the general of Suwei, came into his inner thoughts and said, "King, Military Advisor Zhao is looking for a meeting."

"Hurry and invite me." Han Xin said this and said, "Also, there is no need to inform the military advisors of asking for a visit in the future."

"Here!" Cao Qi took the order and left. After a while, Zhao Yan hurried into the study and said to Han Xin and Lou Jing with a graceful look. "King, I have received reports from many counties. In the past ten days, someone has spread rumors everywhere in various counties and counties in Liangdi, encouraging local people to escape to Jiangdong."


Chapter completed!