Chapter 204: Commercial Tax Turmoil (7) (4,000 Words)
"Tri-state rebellion? It's such a big battle, and the courage of this Chen clan is not small. β
Looking at the reports sent by the left and right Tiance Army and Langzhou and other places, Li Ye finally threw it on the table and sneered.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid that there will be someone behind the Chen clan to support you, otherwise how could the three states be in chaos at the same time. On the side of Guozhou, the local garrison had already suppressed the rebellion, but more than a thousand elite soldiers suddenly appeared, and the lower officials suspected that Dongchuan had made a move. Pei Rong worried.
"Gao Renhou?"
"It should be. Otherwise, with the background of the Chen family, it is impossible to occupy the three states. Moreover, according to the current news, the Chen family only occupied the state capital of Sanzhou and several nearby county seats, which shows that its success in the rebellion was really accidental. Pei Rong said.
"Whether it's by accident or something else. Orders were given to Liu Qi and Li Hong to put down the rebellion in Sanzhou within a month. As for the Chen familyγγγγγ β
Before Li Ye finished speaking, Zheng Ningji came in a hurry, and when he saw Li Ye, he stopped talking.
"Your Highness, there is bad news."
"Just say it."
"According to the report from the spies, the rebels killed the assassins of Guozhou and Pengzhou, saying that they were used to sacrifice the flag."
"What?"
Not only Li Ye, but Pei Rong and others were also surprised.
Li Ye's right hand clenched into a fist and slammed it on the table, "Damn." Tell Liu Qi and Li Hong that after the rebellion was put down, the Chen family would all be arrested by the king and brought to Xingyuan Mansion. Since the Chen family dares to make trouble, then there is no need for the Chen family to exist. β
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Everyone also saw that His Royal Highness was really angry, if it was just because of the commercial tax, maybe it would not be so serious, but killing the assassin of the two states, this crime, no matter who served as the envoy of this festival, could not tolerate it.
Thinking of the fate of the Chen family, everyone also sighed in their hearts, the huge family may be wiped out because of some ambitious people in their clan. As for the Chen family's rebellion, everyone didn't take it to heart, although it was a rebellion in the three states, they didn't think it could really come true.
It was only a coincidence that the occupation of the state city was only a coincidence, and when the army of the Tiance Army arrived, it was not impossible for the rebels to surrender when they heard the news. After all, the rebels are just a group of rebels composed of family members, and only by exploiting the weak garrisons in several places can the rebellion succeed.
Of course, there is also the Chen family, a local big family, who plays an important role in the middle, otherwise, just those small families, even if they are dissatisfied with business taxes, they will not dare to stand up and make trouble.
However, some families can defeat the garrison and occupy the state city when they stand up, which shows the strength of these families. Usually, the mountains are not leaky, but after the real chaos, these families can gather thousands of soldiers and horses at once, and put them in a state, and there is still a chance to succeed.
However, Li Ye's reaction was also very fast, and after the news of the rebellion in Sanzhou came, Li Ye ordered the Tiance Army to be responsible for quelling the rebellion.
How to calm down is the business of the people below. Li Ye also expected the consequences of the implementation of the commercial tax, although the rebellion of the three states at the same time was somewhat unexpected to him, but it was still within the scope of control.
As for the matter of commercial tax, it must be implemented, as long as anyone dares to obstruct him from promoting commercial tax, his knife will be cut at whom. Since ancient times, who has become a big thing, who has not ambushed millions of corpses, and can achieve great things, they can't be soft-hearted.
Although there is a sense of urgency in the current world, it is not an opportunity, an opportunity to break the old system.
Historically, it was the wars of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms that made the family that had existed for hundreds of years finally disappear in the long river of history. How many families like Pei and Zheng have heard of it after five generations?
Even if there are descendants who glorify their ancestors, they have not regained the glory of the family. Chen's rebellion was a reshuffle for him in Shudi.
After this rebellion is put down, Langzhou and other states will be firmly controlled in his hands and become part of his base camp for winning the world.
Although the rebellion has begun to spread in Xingyuan Mansion, it has not affected the daily life of the people of Xingyuan Mansion. Even Li Ye, after instructing the counter-insurgency, went to attend the opening ceremony of Shannan Academy.
For the academy he established, the entire Xingyuan Mansion was also more curious.
Of course, the effect is also relatively good, from the news to the beginning of the school, a total of 435 students were enrolled, including 362 in the junior class, 61 in the intermediate class, and 12 in the senior class.
Although it did not meet Li Ye's expectation of 500 people, it was not bad that there were so many people at the first school year.
As for the division of these three levels, it is not according to age, but according to the level of knowledge.
Children at this time did not start reading at a young age, as in later generations. In this era, those who read at a few years are the children of large families, and ordinary families may not necessarily read books in their teens.
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So there is a strange picture, a teenage man and a child of six or seven years old in the same elementary class. But there is no way around this, and later, this situation should change, but for now, it can only be done.
In terms of the source of students, most of them are from Xingyuan Fucheng and surrounding villages and towns, and there are not many children in other counties under its jurisdiction and Yangzhou. Outside the city of Xingyuanfu, there are more teenage men, who can already be the masters of their own families and travel far away to study.
The opening ceremony is not so simple, in ancient times, the teacher was very respectful, although Li Ye exempted the tuition and miscellaneous fees of the junior class, but Shu Xiu did not exempt it. In other words, it is a custom to give gifts to the teacher when students and teachers meet, which first appeared in Confucius, that is, 'ten strips of bacon', which is the apprenticeship prescribed by Confucius.
However, how many bundles of cultivation to give is the student's own business, Li Ye did not change this, it is more or less just a mind, after all, the teachers of these academies have a good fortune.
In the eyes of these ordinary families, the apprenticeship ceremony is a very important thing, so in the opening ceremony, the apprenticeship occupies a period of time.
Although Mr. Teaching is the teacher of these students, this academy is opened by Li Ye, and books are provided free of charge, and no tuition and miscellaneous fees are charged, so Li Ye is also the teacher of these students, although Li Ye has not fulfilled his obligations as a teacher.
Therefore, after each student bows to the teacher, they also need to bow to Li Ye. Originally, Li Ye didn't like this kind of formalized red tape, but under the strong request of Zheng Zheng and others, he could only choose to accept it.
So by the time the opening ceremony was over, it was already afternoon, and Li Ye was naturally busy and dizzy.
By the time Li Ye returned to the mansion, it was already dark. There are still pedestrians on the streets, and the shops in the market are still open.
Li Ye did not lift the curfew, but he did lift the restrictions on the curfew. Li Ye stipulated that every seven days, a curfew will be opened, and today is because Shannan Academy has opened, although it is less than seven days since the last open curfew, but a curfew has also been opened.
As soon as the curfew opens, it is naturally a good thing for those merchants, which means that their business has also improved. Originally, many merchants were still a little resistant to commercial tax, but with the opening of the curfew at least four days a month, their business is much better than before, and even if they pay commercial tax, they make more money than before, so they are not so resistant to commercial tax.
It's not that Li Ye doesn't want to let go of the curfew, it's just that this kind of thing can't be done at one time, just because of the commercial tax, the restriction on the curfew is lifted, and it has become a sweet date for him to these merchants, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
When Li Ye entered the mansion, Xiaoying greeted him, took the cloak in his hand, and then asked, "Has Your Highness ever eaten?" β
"Shicai had dinner at the academy, have the princesses ever eaten?"
"It's already been used. The princess and the grandson went to rest because they were pregnant, where did Your Highness spend the night tonight? The concubine is good to arrange. β
It is no secret that Li Ye is more fond of the princess Liu Chenyan, Xiaoying and Xiaoyue in the palace, and now that Liu Chenyan is pregnant and Sun Mei is also pregnant, she naturally can't serve Li Ye. Xiaoying also knows that she is just a concubine, and if she often occupies Li Ye, she will also be hated by other sisters, so she often considers other sisters.
In general, Xiaoying's daughters in the palace are considered to be mixed, and the other women also think that Xiaoying's accident is more fair. Liu Chenyan usually doesn't like to take care of the affairs of the palace, so Li Ye will let Xiaoying take care of it all the time, and with Xiaoying, he naturally saves a lot of trouble.
Li Ye, who was serving Xiaoying, was stunned when he heard this, he naturally knew that this was the other party fulfilling the other women.
Xiaoying put his clothes on the shelf next to him, and he immediately saw the peacock on the jacket on his body.
During the Wenzong period, the robe and jacket system were fixed. Serve silk with three grades or more, with a falcon rank of Ruicao, a goose rank ribbon and a double peacock; The fourth and fifth grades are served with rehmannia and branches; Six products below the service silk, small kiln without text and weaving alone.
Li Ye has two peacocks in this jacket.
In addition to the fact that his clothes were made by specialized tailors, the rest were made by his women. Among his women, they are basically women's red, but the level is high and low, and the one on his body is made by Wang Wanshuang, and these two peacocks are embroidered by the other party.
Xiaoying saw Li Ye looking at the peacock on his body in a daze, and while giving him a wide coat, he said, "Is Your Highness going to Wang Yuren?" β
Li Ye was stunned for a while, and then nodded, "I haven't been to her for a while, so let's go to her tonight." β
"Yes, Your Highness. The concubine went to inform the other party. β
"No need, I'll go by myself, you can rest early."
Xiaoying nodded, then took a coat from the maid and put it on for Li Ye. Li Ye put his hands behind his back and walked directly towards Wang Wanshuang's courtyard.
When I walked to the gate of the courtyard, I saw that the light in the room was still on. Just as they were about to go in, the two maids walked out of the room, carrying a wooden bucket in their hands, which was hot water used for bathing, and when they saw Li Ye coming in from the gate of the courtyard, they were startled, and hurriedly put down the wooden barrels in their hands, bent down and saluted, "I've seen Your Highness." β
Li Ye waved his hand, "What about Frost?" β
A maid replied softly, "Back to Your Highness, Wang Yuren has just finished bathing and is about to go to bed. β
"This king knows, go down first, and wait at the door later." Li Ye nodded, and walked straight to the room with the lights on.
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The two maids glanced at each other, and there was a smile in their eyes. They are Wang Wanshuang's maids in marriage, if their own young ladies are favored, their status in the palace will also rise, at least pour water, and they don't have to do it themselves.
Because Wang Wanshuang is just a wife, her identity is not better than Liu Chenyan, Sun Mei, Li Xianglan, and Xiaoying and Xiaoyue, who are women, are better than her, after all, the latter two have followed Li Ye for many years, and the feelings in them are not comparable to others.
Among the women who are equivalent to Li Ye, Wang Wanshuang's status and treatment are better than He Hanyan and Liu Chenyan's two maids. Therefore, there are only two maids around Wang Wanshuang, and the daily trivial matters are naturally done by the two maids themselves, unlike Liu Chenyan's daughters, in addition to the maids who dowry, there are other maids.
Li Ye didn't know what the two maids thought, and he didn't see it, because he had already gently pushed the door open...
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The lights were flickering, and after bathing, Wang Wanshuang was sitting in front of the dresser and playing with her hair, while looking at herself in the bronze mirror.
Looking at herself with ruddy skin in the mirror, Wang Wanshuang couldn't help sighing. I thought that after Liu Chenyan and Sun Mei became pregnant, His Royal Highness would come to him more, but in a month's time, His Royal Highness spent half of his time with the pregnant second daughter.
Of the remaining half, half of them are with Xiaoying and Xiaoyue, which is equivalent to a month, and there are only seven days for her, Li Xianglan and He Hanyan, and an average of only two days per person.
Li Xianglan is a widow again, and Her Royal Highness must spend more time with her. The last time His Highness slept with him, it was a month ago, why didn't he get pregnant? Even if it's a daughter, it's nothing, at least His Highness has more time with him.
The days in the backyard of the palace are boring, and the level of boredom is comparable to that of the emperor's harem.
Usually, she also makes a female celebrity to pass the time.
Thinking of this, she was also hesitant to continue embroidering the robe tonight.
Just as she hesitated, there were a few inaudible words outside, and she thought it was a maid's conversation, but she didn't pay attention to it.
After hesitating for a moment, she was ready to fall asleep, when the door opened.
"Qing'er?"
She thought it was a maid, so she shouted casually, but no one responded for a long time.
Her heart tightened, so she took a long pink dress from the shelf next to her and tied it to her chest, covering the twin peaks that were about to burst out.
"It's me."
A thick voice sounded, hearing this voice, Wang Wanshuang was stunned for a moment, and then there was a smile on her face, and when she saw the other party who showed her figure, she hurriedly saluted and said, "Participate in Your Highness." β
"What? When the king came, you put on your clothes? Seeing the long skirt that was obviously tied in a hurry, Li Ye couldn't help laughing.
"Your Highness ... Concubines... β
Before Wang Wanshuang could explain, her chin was gently pinched by a calloused woman, and a big mouth covered her face, blocking all the words behind her, leaving only the sound of 'hmm'.
As the long skirt on the beautiful woman slipped off, the candles in the room went out. In this silent night, the roaring flame burned in this room.
The first two days were a little time, but looking at the computer, I didn't have any ideas at all, and I don't know if I was thinking about the New Year. Tomorrow I have to go out of the hospital, college classmates get married, in Hubei, I have to go to Chongqing to take the bullet train, I will take the computer with me, if the state is good, strive for more. I also forgot to give you New Year's greetings before, so I make up here to wish you all a happy new year.
(End of chapter)