.More than a month passed in the blink of an eye.

This trip passed by Ruzhou, Xuzhou, Caizhou, Chenzhou, Songzhou, Yanzhou, Yunzhou, Weizhou, Myzhou, Huazhou, and Weizhou. The last stop was Huaizhou, crossing the Yellow River, and returning to Luoyang.

It not only looks at the lives of the people and the drought. After several months, the drought has been alleviated. We mainly look at the various waterways. The current environment is better than that of later generations. The rivers on Henan Road are densely covered with water networks. Rushui, Yingshui, Wosui, Xushui, Bianshui, Jishui, and Zhangshui are all scattered like spider webs.

The water conservancy of the Tang Dynasty was also important, but it was mainly in Guanfeng. Other areas were not very good. If water conservancy was built, Henan Road alone would have a lot of room for increasing arable land. Wei Hongji looked at it very carefully and was not ashamed of the ministers of the imperial party. The emperor gave himself a chance. Whether he could complete the mission assigned to him by His Majesty was perhaps the only opportunity for his career.

It was approaching dusk. By August, the weather was not so hot, especially in the evening, the evening breeze blew, the clouds were churning, and the coolness of autumn was already there. Fortunately, officials from all over Huaizhou came to accompany him one by one, and Li Wei ordered to start camping. Li Wei did not need to do this. He held his hands behind his back and looked at the scenery in the distance. In August, sorghum corn had a yellowish sound, and a harvest was coming. Further away was a mountain mausoleum, which was about two miles away from the camping place. Standing here, you could see many figures shaking on the path of the mountain mausoleum.

Seeing Li Wei looking at which mountain tomb, Huaizhou Governor Zhang Junxian said, "Your Majesty, there is a coal mine, which is quite large."

"Take me to see."

"Here." A group of officials replied.

China may have a long history of coal recording, but the first time it was reused and crude coke was given, which was brought by Li Wei... The governor of Huaizhou deliberately mentioned the coal mine... to please.

A group of officials accompanied Li Wei to the mountain tomb. This trip not only gave Li Xian and Li Xulun an education class, but also gave Li Weijian's life an education class, but also gave Li Weijian an education class.

When I arrived at the hillside, it became darker and the birds returned to their nests and made irritable chirping. The workers in the coal mine had not yet gotten off work, and the mining technology was backward at this time. Although the coal mines that could be found were all almost open-pit mineral deposits, it was still a hard job. Being able to participate in coal mining was the poor people at home, looking for a subsidy opportunity for their families. Therefore, workers were dressed in coats, skinny and bony, with coal dust on their faces and hands covered with black balls, with only two eyes blinking.

They carried the coal out of the media hole, transported it to the small river not far away by car, and loaded it on a small boat through this river, transported it to the Yellow River, and then transported it to all parts of the country. When the emperor came, he put down his work one by one, and lay down his hands on the ground to salute.

Li Wei looked at it and felt not very pitiful. The areas he chose to go to in this industry are the most poor areas in various prefectures and counties. When he saw too many people in difficult life, he started to watch it. He was still a little compassionate in his heart. After seeing too much, he became numb.

But after glanced at everyone, he stared at one of the old men. His hair was covered with coal shavings, but he still couldn't hide his pale head. He walked over and helped him up and said, "Old man, please get up quickly."

The old man wanted to shrink his hand, but Li Wei was moving quickly, so Ji Wei helped him up.

Li Wei said again: "You are all my people, don't be restrained, get up."

Hundreds of workers got up and looked at Li Wei quietly with their eyes, then at Li Xulun and Li Xian, as well as Li Lingyue and Li Wei's wives and concubines. However, the female family members were wearing Luoyan and could not see their faces.

Li Wei asked the old man again: "Old man lives long?"

“Sixty nine.”

"Sixty-nine? Why do you still have to work?"

In this era, living conditions and medicine were very backward. Sixty-nine was a very high age, so there was a sentence in the ancient poem that life was rare in seventy years. It is not that you can support yourself at the age of sixty and you have to do things all year round. But when you are engaged in coal mining, you are too burdened by the age of sixty and too heavy.

"Subject...at home~" looked at the officials behind Li Wei and said, "Poverty, you have to work."

Li Wei must have been neglected a few years ago, but Li Wei is no longer the same as before. He can still simply observe his face and say, "I am the emperor. What is the secret of the old man? Just come."

The old man said hesitantly: "The subject has an old wife, a foolish son and two grandsons. This spring, the wife is about to give birth again, but she ends up having a difficult childbirth. In order to treat her, her son borrowed some money.

But it was late, and the wife and the child died. As a result, it encountered a drought. The creditor came to collect the debts and had to mortgage more than ten acres of thin land to repay. The creditor said that the money had not been paid enough, so the subjects had to work..."

Li Wei frowned.

Huaizhou does not belong to Henan Road, but Hebei Road, but the Yellow River area has a dense population, including Hebei Road and other prefectures. For example, Weizhou has been rising, approaching a million, which is as close to one million, and is in line with Yuzhou. Other states, such as Beizhou, Xiangzhou, Mingzhou, Yizhou, and Xingzhou, are all large-scale states with a population of only a few in the Tang Dynasty. Following the road, Li Wei went through Huaizhou and stayed for a while.

If it is the crown prince, it would be too much. But he is the emperor, so it is reasonable to do so.

Along the way, I have also heard a lot about the annexation of this year's drought. The old methods have caused the price of grain to drop in the good year. These wealthy families do not lack money to stock up on their food. Ordinary people have to sell all their food in order to survive. It is impossible for all years to have good weather. Once they encounter a disaster year, they will pay high prices for grain and low prices for land.

Li Wei had no choice in this regard. The national law stipulates that the land and population cannot be bought and sold, but no one takes this law seriously. So his idea is to find a way to make more arable land. If you have the ability to swallow one million mu a year, I will convert two million mu to the hands of ordinary people. After swallowing the land, you have to find ways to cultivate it. I will turn the people into land together. What should you do? But it is just an idea and it has not been realized. Another thing is that this usury is the one that Li Wei dislikes the most. Once he gets involved, he will first sell the land, then sell his children and daughters... and then the whole family will eventually become a division.

This also poses serious hidden dangers to the country's development in the future.

So he asked, "Old man, how much did you borrow?"

The idea is very clear. Huaizhou is not another area, and the fields are tight. One acre of land is not enough to take down twenty coins. More than ten acres can be used to suppress the wasteland. At least two hundred pieces of money can not be taken down. Two hundred gangster money is such a terrifying number for the people today? What disease does it take... two hundred gangster money?

The old man Tao replied: "The subject borrowed twenty coins at that time."

“How long have I borrowed it?”

Li Yiyan and Liu Rengui showed a hint of praise in their eyes... They are not as good as Dai Zhide, but they can do it. The emperor can ask about this matter or ask about it. However, if you encounter it, you should still ask about it. Yes, you must understand that it is the emperor, and you cannot force the creditor to waive the debt. Ask about the time, calculate the interest, and handle it according to normal procedures. The creditor can also be convinced.

"I borrowed it for half a year..."

“How much money are you still owe now?”

"The subjects don't know how they calculated it. They paid off their debt a few days ago... and said that our whole family still owed them 160 gangster money."

"For half a year, more than ten acres of good land are not enough, and there are still 160 to tie up money. Who is the one you borrowed from? What a great conscience."

“Yes~~ It’s a cut

"explain!"

"He is, yes, the manager of Duke Zhou's sealed Tian."

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the land was all near Chang'an and Luoyang. Later, the population increased, and gradually the land was very small. Even a favorite minister like Xu Jingzong only had a few pieces of land outside Chang'an City. Then he had to withdraw official land from other prefectures and counties. For example, Liu Rengui's land was one in Yingzhou and the other in Jinzhou. There were two small pieces in Luoyang and Chang'an. Of course, those who did not manage Liu Rengui all sent managers to manage them, and then presented the harvest to Liu Rengui's mansion in the capital.

Li Wei did not ask much about this.

When the old man mentioned it, Li Wei remembered that when Wu Chengsi was recalled a few years ago, his mother rewarded several fiefs, one of which was in Huaizhou. After hearing this, he sneered and said, "Very good, very good."

He was so angry that he repeatedly said when he ascended the throne that he could not annex. Wu Chengsi, a small manager, not only annexed, but also dared to give up such high loans. It can be calculated that the land is 200 bonds, plus the remaining debt of 160 gangsters, which totals 360 gangsters. In just half a year, 20 gangsters became 360 ​​gangsters. No matter how good his math grades were, he could not calculate what interest he had.

Turning his head and looking at it: "Jianggong Ji, record this case."

"Here." Li Yiyan said happily. The firm warrior was not happy even if the emperor and the empress dowager wanted to settle the peace for the time being.

Li Wei said again: "Wei Yue, you like arithmetic. I have taught you a lot. You and the little princess went to this house in charge of the business on my behalf and said something for me. The imperial treasury is empty and I am very anxious. His management method is very good. I will draw 100,000 gangsters. After calculation, I will get out of so much in half a year. Then twenty gangsters can at least 500 gangsters in a year. I only need a half. Just let him create one million gangsters for me and give them to the court."

Can this be calculated?

However, Wei Yue and Li Lingyue were bored these days, and it was still very fresh to start coming out. Then wherever they were doing, the emperor was doing serious business, and they endured hard, drank hard, and slept hard, so bored that they had such fun, so why not do it? He smiled and said, "Hey."

"Your Majesty, the matter is small, but it involves the Queen Mother..." Zhang Junxian said.

I felt a little regretful. I took the emperor to the coal mine to see it and asked for something good. But I didn't expect that such a thing happened. The emperor made things worse and killed the chicken and monkey. If the matter continued, it was hard to say. Duke Zhou must have complained to him and thought he had intentionally brought the emperor.

"It has nothing to do with you. Governor Zhang, remember this sentence well, know your confidant in times of distress, and know your loyal ministers. Serious annexation has become the biggest disadvantage of our dynasty."

"yes."

"go back."

Li Yiyan, Wei Yue and his sister were left behind to handle affairs with dozens of guards and returned to the camp.

But a few guests came to the camp.

The first guest made Li Wei overjoyed. It was Liang Jinzhu. The envoy of the Luguo Kingdom went to find him. They were all secretly carried out. Li Wei didn't know what the result was. The other three guests Li Wei was very strange. A middle-aged man, with a gentle and elegant appearance, and a pretty young woman with a very pretty appearance and a difficult to judge. There was also a girl who was about to be in her hair. She was wearing a white long dress with white skin as white as snow. She had a pair of big watery eyes, but she looked very beautiful.

Seeing Li Wei coming back, they bowed down and bowed.

Li Wei said: "Liang Qing, please get up."

Then he looked at the other three suspiciously, and the middle-aged man bowed and said, "I am Zheng Lianshu, the second son of the second wife of the Zheng family in Xingyang. This is my wife Cui, and my little daughter Zheng Gongchu."

Mengyang Zheng family!

Moreover, Uncle Zheng Lian’s daughter is not as interesting as Dai Muluo!

ps: Wu Chengsi in history was greedy, violent and lustful, and historic changes, and his character continued to develop based on the character's character in the calendar. Some people say that he abused his master and wanted to reform. Without the oppression of external crises, he would not be easy to reform. He also had Wu Zetian's mentality, so he must be hesitant at this time. It is impossible to write Wu Zetian too idiotic or too warm. That would be contrary to the theme of this book. If this is the case, I would say that I abused his master, there would be nothing I can do.
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