Chapter 053: A Parting Gift
However, it was said that Princess Taiping's family order Ling Wei was whipped in public, and it spread all over Luoyang City that night.
Many officials were shocked, but they didn't expect that not long after Wu Yanzhi took office, he dared to cut his relatives, and this relative was not an ordinary relative, she was Wu Zetian's only daughter, and her concubine was still the prince surnamed Wu.
Although Princess Taiping was jealous in her heart, she had no way to take Wu Yanzhi, she didn't have any position at present, and she couldn't do it for a while to find trouble with Wu Yanzhi! Only keep this account in mind for the time being.
Dingwang Wuyouji didn't think so, the family was in charge of the princess's fields and households, and it had nothing to do with him. He is a prince, and he has a state decree and many subordinate officials in charge of the fields and feudal households, cattle and horses, and other matters.
And that Ling Wei relied on himself to be a princess's family order, and sometimes bullied his own national order! Wu Youji felt very uncomfortable, but there was no way, who called Princess Taiping the most favored daughter of the saint!
It's good to let Ling Wei's minions suffer a little loss! Wu Youji thought to himself.
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After eating breakfast, Wu Yanzhi called Zhang Tai and Ning Er to ask about the preparations for the trip, this trip will be one of the major turning points in his life! First do a good job of copper smelting, and then plan to make steel and find gold mines.
Today, I also invited a few staff members to come and get together.
At this moment, Uncle Gu came in and said, "Lang Jun, Si Qing Li Gong is here, and he also brought a small sedan chair!" ”
"Good! Hurry up and ask Ning'er to bring the brewed tea! I personally went outside the door to greet you! Wu Yanzhi hurriedly got up.
A small sedan chair? Could it be that his wife is here too?
When I came to the door, there was no lady, but it was the pipa girl Pan'er who followed Li Bochang weakly last time.
Na Pan'er held a pipa in her arms, wearing a pink shawl, a green corseted skirt, a tall cloud bun, and a plum blossom silver hairpin; The delicate and white melon seeds have a touch of shyness on their faces!
"Gong Li is here! Hurry inside please! ”
Li Bochang smiled and waved his hand: "Don't worry! Wu Lang, I seemed to be quite happy when I saw you that day, and you were lonely alone in the capital.
I don't think there's a good place to go here! I'll buy it and give it to you! Think of it as a parting gift for you! ”
This...... Li Bochang actually gave such a beautiful singer to himself?
"Gong Li! How dare Wu win people's love? This ......"
"Talented and beautiful, it's also a perfect match, Wu Lang don't shirk it, look, I brought this contract!"
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Wu Yan saw it, so he had no choice but to accept it. In ancient times, it was also very common to give one or two singers, and it was a big deal to return him as a gift in the future.
"Slave and maid, see Lang Jun!" Pan'er became more and more shy, and her voice was very weak!
"Hmmm! You bring your daily things in, and live with Ning'er for the time being from tonight! "He is not officially married yet, and he has sex with the singer, which feels inappropriate, and it is not good for the family and the woman's family to know.
"Slaves obey!" She was still quiet.
Uncle Gu hurriedly took Pan'er's package and led Li Bochang's horse away.
Li Bochang turned around and waved his hand to signal the two palanquin drivers to go back.
Wu Yanzhi led Li Bochang into the living room of the hall.
"Takerou! I heard the news from the palace, you defeated Song Zhiwen and Chen Ziang, it's really rare, I'm afraid you will be the first talent of my Da Zhou in the future! Before he could sit down, he complimented him again.
"This ...... Contemptible fluke! It's just a limerick! How dare you compare with Baume & Mercier! Wu Yanzhi shook his head.
"Wu Lang, I forgot to tell you before! This Pan'er is actually called Li Panpan, and she is the daughter of Li Xiuqi, the king of Changle. After her father was killed for treason, she didn't enter the music camp since she was a child and became a lowly member! Li Bo instantly revealed Pan'er's true identity.
Wu Yan didn't feel any surprise when he heard this, at this time, the princes Li Xian and Li Dan were all in danger, and she was a distant descendant of the Li family, what was she?
In ancient times, the man would be killed! Even if he is not killed, he will be exiled to Lingnan and will be able to return only when he encounters amnesty.
As for the women, the vast majority of them were enslaved in the palace, and a small number were enslaved in the states.
The two chatted some gossip, and when they talked about it, they came to the incident of Wu Yanzhi whipping Princess Taiping's family order yesterday afternoon.
In addition to expressing his admiration, Li Bochang also revealed a trace of worry: "Wu Lang! This princess Taiping's heart is not big! It seems that there are also ambitions, Wu Lang should be careful! ”
Wu Yanzhi said disapprenousively: "If I hadn't looked at the face of King Ding, such people who disobeyed the ban would have been impeached a long time ago."
This Qitian Road and Dasheng Road are major projects that are parallel to the seven major projects of the Shendu such as Tianshu and Mingtang, and together with the Fengchi Bridge, they are the nine major projects. It must be high-quality construction, how can he and other villains be allowed to destroy it at will? ”
"Wu Lang, and Narao Prefecture Assassin Shi Ji Ne, he is the brother-in-law of King Liang, and he also holds the title of serving the imperial history, and he is ruthless!
Wu Lang seems to have a normal relationship with King Liang, but we must prevent him from playing slander!"
"Thank you Gong Li for the reminder! I know what to expect! "The Way of Martial Arts.
Ji Chu Na this person, he has no impression.
At this time, Gu Zhiwen also came over to salute Li Bochang, and then he was busy pouring tea for Li Bochang.
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A few people chatted.
At this time, Li Bochang suddenly remembered something, and he hurriedly said: "When Wulang arrives in Raozhou, which way do you plan to go?" Is it the official road of Xuzhou, Wenyang, and Jiangxia to go out of Poyang Lake again? ”
"It's not! The contemptible people want to rush back to Dengzhou to get married, so they go to Lushan County, climb over Funiu Mountain, go out of Luyang Pass, reach Dengzhou through Nanyang, and then go down the river along the river to Poyang Lake! ”
"As I thought, I think Wu Lang will definitely go back to his hometown to have a look! The title of the gold list, the return of the clothes, and the candles in the cave house are great joys in life! Wu Lang is all occupied, which is really enviable.
But Wu Lang, I heard that there are tens of thousands of displaced people in Funiu Mountain. Some unruly homeless people gathered together, gathered in the mountains and forests, and became robbers. The state and county have been cleared several times, but the bandits have scattered in a hurry, so they all returned in vain, Wu Lang should be careful! ”
"I'm on the official road, and there are soldiers stationed there, so it shouldn't be a big problem! I have also heard of those displaced people, and most of them were forced by extortion and tyrannical officials.
In fact, they are all ordinary people, who make a living by clearing wasteland, hunting, and mining in the mountains, and do not pay taxes. ”
"Hmmm! Not only are there many displaced people in the Funiu Mountains, but there are also more than 100,000 displaced people in the barren mountains and forests of Pengzhou, Quzhou, Guozhou, Hezhou, and Yuzhou in Shannan Province.
However, since Gaozong, the Holy Lord has sent people to clean up the displaced people several times, but to no avail. I heard that a few days ago, in the political affairs hall, Yao Xianggong and other prime ministers also discussed how to clean up the displaced people!
I heard that the Holy Lord had sent Wei Sili, the new Fengge housekeeper, to preside over the clean-up of the displaced people. Come to think of it, if he has a way to solve the problem of the displaced people, the saint will definitely reward him heavily! ”
Wu Yanzhi said: "What Li Gong said is extremely true! As soon as the contemptible man served as the winter official Langzhong, he also talked about this matter with a few colleagues of the local official! The root causes of the problem of displaced persons are many, and the situation varies from place to place.
There are many escapees in Guanzhong and Henan, mainly due to natural disasters and too much forced labor! In addition to this reason, there are also factors such as the Khitan invasion.
There were many fugitives in Jiannan, and they became homeless, mainly under the influence of the Tubo forces in Xishan, and the Great Zhou set up a number of cities to garrison there. It is caused by excessive conscription such as transporting food and serving in the army. Of course, the rumors of local officials extorting money are also important factors.
Although Wei Sili, a member of the Fengge House, has served as a county magistrate for a long time and has rich experience at the grassroots level, the problem of displaced people involves fundamental fiscal and tax policies such as Juntian and forced labor! I'm afraid it will be difficult to solve it by one person! ”
"I can't imagine that Wu Lang also has a deep study of the problem of displaced people! Li didn't think of it! Li Bochang was very surprised.
Wu Yanzhi does not agree with some experts' arguments that the concentration of land is the main reason why farmers lose their fields and become homeless.
The Song Dynasty did not restrict the concentration of land, which was not the peak of economic development in the Middle Ages? Under the centralized monarchy, natural disasters, expropriation by the court and officials, and foreign invasions were the root causes of the exiles.
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Soon, Sun Heng, Jiang Shipeng, Cui Yu, Yao Kuan and others came one after another.
Wu Yanzhi wanted to travel, so of course the judge Sun Heng had to stay in the Shendu to deal with the daily affairs of the copper and iron envoys.
Originally, he wanted to go out on an errand by himself! However, Wu Yanzhi is not allowed, Sun Heng does not understand the matter of managing the smelting supervision and mining copper and iron at present, it is not good to let him out, not to mention that he has a big plan for himself!
Jiang Shipeng is also good at doing things, I don't know where to find a thin man in his twenties! The man was about 1.75 meters tall, about the same as Wu Yanzhi; His face was pale, and he straddled a waist knife diagonally, very cold, and he looked like a very introverted person.
"Ambassador Wu, this is a new recruit from Judge Sun, named Yufei. This person was originally a priest in the temple, his martial arts are not bad, he has also read books, and he thinks that it is very suitable for him to serve as the ambassador's attendant! Jiang Shipeng led him over to salute Wu Yanzhi.
"Good! You and Yao Kuan will serve as my personal entourage, and then concurrently serve as the copper and iron envoy to the history, and you can also be promoted to a Confucian official in the future! Wu Yanzhi looked at his face, but he was a more trustworthy and honest person.
"The humble position must be the only one who is the head of the martial county, and he will never give up!" Jade flew a big gift.
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Then Wu Yanzhi explained some things to Sun Heng who stayed behind, and when it was close to noon, the Nine Heavens Dao Leader and Wang Dong came over again.
That Wang Dong was going to travel with Wu Yanyi, so he bought six jars of high-grade liquor from Xu Cai.
Wu Yanzhi smiled and said, "Brother Wang, are you still afraid that I don't have any wine here today?" Why so polite? ”
"Duke Wu moved to a new house, and the villain didn't have time to come. Send a few jars of wine today to congratulate the housewarming!
These two black jars of Jiannan Burning Spring, I heard Xu Cai say that the taste is more fragrant, after I tasted it, it is indeed different, and I bought it today and gave it to Wujun Gong to taste! ”
Wang Dong said, pointing to two of the black clay pots.
Wu Yanzhi didn't hold a banquet for moving to a new house at all, and of course he didn't have a chance to come.
However, as soon as he heard Wang Dong's words, he frowned, and then said, "Zhang Tai, then move these two special jars of wine to my house!" I'm afraid I won't be able to finish drinking these four jars of wine at noon today! ”
"Yes!" Zhang Tai agreed, so he came to hug the jar, but he felt a little unexpectedly heavy......