If one stone stirs up a thousand waves, it should be very appropriate to describe the imperial historian Zhang Tang's recital. This is a boulder, a very large boulder, and the huge waves it splashes will surely affect the government and the opposition up and down, in all aspects.

It's really a wave of unevenness! Prime Minister Sun Hong secretly sighed to himself, and a very powerless feeling came to his heart. At this moment, he actually felt disheartened. What else does it mean to be quite a big man like this? military power, power to appoint and dismiss officials, economic, political and legal powers...... You can't call the shots of anything alone. However, once there was something uncontrollable in these disturbing battles, he had to bear the brunt of it and be pushed out by the emperor as a shield. He doubted that in such a situation, he would be able to support himself until the day when his term of office expired.

What happened today at the Hanyuan Palace court meeting was very obviously aimed at Changle Hou Yuanzhao, and this was a set of combination punches, and the opponent wanted to put him to death and then hurry!

Zhang Tang, this guy, is really full! As long as the people who are qualified to stand in the court, who doesn't feel like a mirror in their hearts about how today's good situation came about?

The Han Dynasty inherited the grace of the "prosperous era of Wenjing", and when today's son ascended the throne, he faced the best situation in thousands of years, and he could be said to be a blessed emperor. Although His Majesty the Emperor is young, he is not lazy in peace, pioneering and enterprising, enables talents, and works hard for more than 20 years.

This is an extremely difficult process. As an emperor, it is not only necessary to be eloquent, but only to occupy the time, place, and people. This is something that can be encountered but not wanted, and for thousands of years, how many people can do it?

In fact, strictly speaking, the Han Empire really embarked on the road of becoming a rich country and strengthening its army, and it only began by leaps and bounds in the past ten years. It is not difficult for any minister with judgment and conscience to see and admit this. And if you have to seek the supporting force behind this, remove the smoke and dust in the world, and some people will suddenly realize that it is the commercial system that has begun to circulate the entire world that plays a leading role!

Only these ministers of the DPRK and China understand in their hearts that the so-called prosperous era of Wenjing is actually just a matter of the imperial court boasting about its slightly stronger achievements than the previous dynasty. This is a propaganda need. In the past, as long as the food was barely enough to eat, many people would not die of hunger...... It can be called a prosperous age.

Although the standard may seem low, it is exactly what it is. If you want to eat enough and live a stable life without starvation, in this era, it seems that for all beings in the world, it seems to be a high luxury.

However, even such a low requirement was extremely difficult to achieve in those dynasties. The flames of war, the harsh weather, man-made disasters and natural disasters, it is not easy to live!

The two former emperors, Wen and Jing, in order to let the people of the world have a full meal, can be said to have done their best and paid great effort. Under the basic condition of taking the output of land and forests as the guarantee of life, in a few decades, the emperor personally issued a will to ensure agriculture and attach importance to agriculture and forestry industry, which was regarded as the top priority of the dynasty.

However, even such efforts are only a nominal prosperity. It is still far from the situation where the cultivators have their fields, their families have surplus food, and the people have their clothes. Not to mention the rest of the imaginary prosperity.

When did the source of the real prosperity of the people of the world begin? Whether it is an ordinary Li Min or a minister of the court, it seems that he can blurt out without thinking about it seriously, it is from the past ten years!

What has really happened in this decade? If you want to be specific, it seems impossible to talk about it. But if you have to take a hard look at what you wear, what you eat, what you use and where you live...... From these ordinary little things of food, clothing, housing and transportation, it seems that you will understand something. It is the rapid development of business practices that has caused the wealth of the world to suddenly increase dramatically, as if these riches had awakened from a great dream from their slumber and suddenly came to this world. It's puzzling!

Even today, in the hearts of most people, there is still a bit of confusion. How can the land still the land, and the output still the output, suddenly increase so much wealth? This seems to be a big contradiction with the former emperor's efforts to inhibit the development of all kinds of industries other than agriculture in order to ensure the cultivation of land.

There are still a few smart people in the world after all. Especially in the face of this new way of operating, it is normal to be confused. Otherwise, wouldn't the world be full of demons!

I can't understand it, but I get great benefits, which everyone can see and touch. This is also the reason why the commerce of the world is developing more and more rapidly, so that it circulates to all corners and neighboring countries throughout the empire. Not to mention the huge profits obtained by those wealthy merchants, even the many princes in the court, there are also many industries involved in it, and they share in the profits and wealth, even much more than they get from their official careers.

It was in this context that after hearing that Zhang Tang, the imperial historian, finally said his plan to collect wealth for the country, nearly half of the ministers suddenly felt a huge wave in their hearts.

"This damn Zhang Tang...... This trick is really ruthless! In the whole world, who doesn't know that salt and iron are inseparable from that young marquis! Zhang Tang's move not only dealt a blow to his political opponents, but also curried favor with His Majesty the Emperor. But you don't care about the lives of others? Cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents...... Yes! ”

Many resentful eyes, patrolling back and forth under the steps of Hanyuan Palace, cursing Zhang Tang's words, secretly appeared in the hearts of many people. At this time, there are those who are afraid, and there are those who pray secretly...... I only hope that His Majesty the Emperor will not listen to his words. This matter, whether it is public or private, is very important, and a little carelessness may cause unpredictable consequences!

The Imperial Historian Zhang Tang's recital was also very long, and he was well prepared, and he demonstrated in detail in several ways the great advantages of heavy taxation and the monopoly of salt and iron respectively for the commerce of the world, and on the surface it sounded that it was indeed a great good thing that was very beneficial to the interests of the state and the revenue of the state treasury. There are even many ministers who have little to do with it and are already nodding their heads in agreement.

Doctor Zheng Zheng, who was seated in the ranks of Jiuqing, raised his head at that time, glanced in the direction of the emperor, and then his eyes swept over Zhang Tang, Du Zhou and Liu Xuan, the great sect, and his heart was heavy as if he had pressed a mountain.

In order to fight Yuan Zhao, the opponent is really well-planned! If it is just to defeat one person, and he does not hesitate to launch a battle that is enough to destroy the world's commercial and trade system that has just been revitalized and developed, it is really a small mistake!

Zheng had been in charge of the state treasury for nearly 30 years at that time, and he could be described as a loyal old minister. No one knows better than him how the abundance of the treasury in all parts of the world has come about! If His Majesty the Emperor really listened to Zhang Tang's words and only cared about his immediate interests and implemented it, he could indeed gather unimaginable huge wealth for the country. However, this kind of behavior, if you can describe it in one word, is to kill chickens and take eggs! This is a fitting analogy.

"The attitude of the emperor...... How, exactly? ”

This is the third time that the ministers have asked questions. Today's court meeting is really more frightening than a fright!

To everyone's surprise, the emperor still did not make a clear statement. This court meeting, which took a whole morning, turned out to be anticlimactic. His Majesty the Emperor left all three important pieces in the middle and waited for the Holy Judgment. When the dissolution of the dynasty was announced, all that was left was anxiety and endless suspicions ...... everyone.

The news of Chang'an spread quickly, and many people who were closely related to these things learned the truth of the matter as soon as possible.

In the greenhouse in the backyard of the Marquis of Changle's Mansion, Yuan Zhao was teaching the young Zhao Guo to give a tomato seedling by hand. This variety was brought from the 100,000 mountains of Southwest Yi. Although Yuan Zhao named it "tomato", in fact, although the color and taste are similar, the shape and size are very different, and each red persimmon is the size of a small pumpkin. Ten days ago, when he had just grown enough to start maturing, Yuan Zhao was a little dazed, obviously the seeds and fruits brought back by the fleet were similar to the ones he was used to in that world, how could he grow them himself and mutate into this shape? What the hell!

Fortunately, after he tried the dishes, he felt that the taste was not bad. With the encouragement of Hou Ye, the people in the Hou Mansion were amazed at the deliciousness of the world after eating this kind of scary thing with a bright red color. Especially Su Lingzhi has been super fond of this kind of red and glamorous "big fruit", after listening to Yuan Zhao said that it also has the effect of beauty and beauty, I can't love it anymore!

“…… Master Hou, you still can't take it lightly! This attack on you was clearly carefully premeditated. According to the news from the palace, the old queen mother and Shuyu Palace did a lot of work behind their backs...... Although you have a clear conscience, it is never difficult to ask ...... providence! ”

The master father who was dressed in green clothes and white hair sat in the space specially set aside by Yuan Zhao in a corner of the greenhouse, where the sun was abundant, and there was a cup of tea, which was very comfortable. He squinted his eyes, looking at the verdant eyes in front of him and the young man who had made a deal with him for the year, with a faint satisfaction in his heart, and an unrelieved worry.

Yuan Zhao asked Zhao Guo to pick all the big persimmons that were already fully ripe, with verdant green leaves. Then he picked several other melons and fruits, and filled a large bamboo basket with them. These, he will be of great use.

"Mr. Master doesn't need to worry about all this mess. This is the first time the boy has been married! In this world, there are no other relatives, and everything depends on your care...... So, you just have to sit in the Hou Mansion and arrange this matter well. Some crumb tricks, I have my own means to deal with them! Hehe! ”

The old scholar's heart was warm, and he nodded with a smile on his lips. He watched him grow up gradually, and for more than ten years, he was no longer a relative than a relative!