The Tang Emperor is also short of money!

In history, Li Zhi's era happened to be the era of political weakness of the family, the Tang family got rid of the shackles of the Guanlong family, and became stronger and stronger, and the eldest grandson Wuji led the Guanlong family to become the last bright spot in the family's politics, but unfortunately compared with history, Li Zhi lacked an important helper at this time, Wu Meiniang!

Don't underestimate a woman, the power of the Empress Wu in the early days of the Gaozong Dynasty is indeed not large, but it is Wu Meiniang's youth and decisiveness that encourage Li Zhi to continue to go on, first in the Yonghui four years of the house bereaved the rebellion case, the crown prince Li Chengqian, the Wei King Li Tai forces and other vassal forces were completely eradicated, and finally in the sixth year of Yonghui, the case was established to bring down the eldest grandson Wuji, which will hinder Li Zhijun's power A series of killings of high-ranking officials of the family, the flow of flow, created the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. [This site has a new domain name. initials, previously registered accounts can still be used]

But now, Li Zhi is facing such a chaotic situation, in the court, not only is the power concentrated in the hands of Sun Wuji, the chief of the sky, but also Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li You are not dead, the Henan rebellion has weakened the majesty of the imperial court, and the flying eagles and lackeys of the vassal kings are hiding their heads and tails in the court, eager to try.

In this case, if he is a cautious emperor, it has passed, how many years have the Eastern Han Dynasty relatives been in power, but on the contrary, Li Zhi himself is also an aspiring master, he is eager to surpass his father Tang Taizong, eager to subdue many ambitious uncles and uncles, especially eager to overpower the brother in the south who makes him faintly painful.

However, a national war and the Western Turkic War were over, and the Silk Road in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains was completely controlled.

He didn't know that it was the brother in the south who worried and hated him, who expanded the Maritime Silk Road hundreds of years earlier, and moved the original intersection of Persia to Tianzhu, and most of the wealthy Silk Road merchants were relocated due to the war, so it is strange that the Silk Road in the Western Regions can be profitable.

The consequences of the rapid economic development of the south are not only these, more and more wealthy families in the north will focus on the Jiangnan that has not yet been fully developed, investing in Jiangnan industry and commerce, immigration, uncultivated land in the south, and the excellent reclamation policy has also attracted tens of thousands of northern farmers to reclaim, a hundred years in advance, the development speed of Jiangnan has surpassed that of the north.

The forces are mainly in the Guanzhong Plain, and they are still shrouded in lifeless family politics, so it is no wonder that the north does not feel a depression.

Of course, Li Zhi, who was accustomed to the policy of cheap businessmen for these reasons, could not see it anyway.

"Your Majesty, hurry back to the palace, it's about to be banned at night, if Your Majesty stays outside the palace and lets the imperial history know, the eldest grandson Sikong will have to blame Your Majesty again!"

The little eunuch on the side was anxious and sweaty, if the emperor was blamed, he would inevitably become a eunuch traitor in the mouth of the officials, and eating a meal was light, maybe he would die, but before the little eunuch finished his frightened persuasion, Li Zhi had already raised his hand to shut up and listened intently downstairs.

It is rare for several Hu merchants and Han businessmen to get together and drink wine.

"Zhang Weng, the business in the west is getting more and more difficult to run, Hu Er, I have already lost the second trip, and I finally got a batch of Persian lapis lazuli, and I worked hard to bring it out from the heavy taxes of those big cannibals, and finally got Chang'an, and I lost it!" The Sogdian, with brown eyes and a messy beard and a Tang Dynasty robe, complained bitterly, raised his bowl and poured a large glass of wine.

It seems that he has a deep friendship with this Hu businessman, and the Han businessman known as Zhang Weng was full of sympathy and poured him a glass of wine, and said with emotion: "Isn't it? Now this person, obsessed with the south of the Yangtze River, Fujian run, the old man went to the Western Regions to run the caravan has not moved for more than a year, and he will pay for it, it is strange to say, the exotic objects that were originally obtained through the desert are now more in Fujian, and the price is much cheaper than ours, which is really strange. ”

He also drank a cup of unwillingly, and Zhang Weng said boringly: "Now that the business is getting worse and worse, the old man is also planning not to take the trade route of the Western Regions, and get some Qin pepper from our Guanzhong specialty to be trafficked to Goguryeo. ”

The small talk of a few merchants, unaware of the shortness of breath of a big man who could control the fate of all of them, his eyes were red, in order to maintain the trade routes of the Western Regions, Li Zhi pressed all the most critical battles since his accession to the throne here, and the achievements he made were abandoned by others, no wonder Li Zhi was angry.

"Min country, Fujian country again!" With a slight drunkenness, with a heavy fist, Li Zhi slammed it on the wine table, and the little eunuch next to him trembled again.

But at this time, on the merchant table, a Turkic bearded merchant who had already drunk eight points of drunkenness suddenly turned over in a daze and muttered in a daze: "You guys, what do you know? To the south, Jiangnan and, and the mystery of the rise of Fujian, Lao Tzu Ke, Hiccup~, Lao Tzu can know. ”

A sip of wine made several big businessmen frown, but looking at the mystery of what the barbarian said, they endured the discomfort, Zhang Weng and Hu Er all turned their heads sideways.

"Oh? Brother Tagler has any high opinions, I would like to hear it in detail. ”

Even Li Zhi, who was in a rage, was once again engrossed in pricking up his ears.

"Hehe, you don't know, Fujian, Fujian has an oval, called, called......"

"The Colosseum?"

Tagler didn't call out a name for a long time, but Zhang Weng, who was still eager, made up for him, slapped his thigh, and the confused Tagler immediately nodded his head with excitement: "That's right, it's this thing, it's too exciting, and I don't know how the head of the King of Min grows, and he can come up with such a wonderful way to let the two teams of barbarians fight against each other, and the hot-blooded Lao Tzu has risen." "You don't know, in the large-scale gambling games opened in Fujian, tens of thousands of rich people gamble in each game, and more than a dozen of our fellow villagers have moved to Fujian because of this gambling game."

"Hey, what does the old man think is the secret, the gambling game is also the Fujian country itself makes a lot of money, the businessmen spend money to form a gladiator team, the Fujian country only needs to sit and draw the head, just you stupid roe deer are willing to throw money into it, every gladiatorial fight, the king of Min can at least take tens of thousands of runs, a month is hundreds of thousands of runs, there is really no one in the world who can do business than the king of Min."

Zhang Weng was still sighing, but he was anxious this time, and slapped the table with red eyes and thick neck: "This is the secret of Fujian's wealth!" There are gladiatorial battles, we Turkic merchants have moved to Fujian for dozens of years, isn't it just to spend money, and there are gladiatorial fights in the big arena to see, and we are willing to lose as much as we want! ”

The atmosphere at the wine table became more and more high-pitched, and a dozen or so merchants sighed at the excitement of the gladiatorial tournament and the magnificence of the arena, and they didn't pay attention to it, a young man in gorgeous clothes had already gone out under the escort of a strong samurai.

"Arenas, gladiatorial matches! Earn millions of dollars a month! Getting into the car, Li Zhi still muttered excitedly.

The next day, the Great Pilgrimage Meeting.

Daming Palace is still under construction at this time, even if it is disgusted with the low everywhere, it is the Taiji Palace of the shadow of his father and brothers, Li Zhi, who can't stand the dilapidated Daming Palace, still moved back, and on the Taiji Palace, there are still those old faces of important ministers in Guanzhong chattering about those things about Chen sesame rotten grain, but these things are not under Li Zhi's control, and most of them are taken care of by the eldest grandson Wuji.

Power is really the elixir of youth, and today's eldest grandson Wuji is a little more energetic than Li Jie leaving Guanzhong at the end of Zhenguan's twenty-third year, even if the black and white hair is neatly tied, revealing the spirit of oily and smooth color, and his face is a little whiter and fatter, and the thin man in the early years of Zhenguan is like two people, whenever there is a courtier's report, the eldest grandson Wuji will always be out of the ranks, and the promulgation of the solution with a cheerful expression is left to Li Zhi with only a boring nod in agreement.

"Your Majesty, there is a great drought in Shangzhou, Luozhou, Sizhou and other places, the people are struggling to make a living, the crops are dry, and hunger is everywhere, please be merciful, reduce taxes, and save the people from fire and water."

"Your Majesty, the drought is like fire, the eastern capital should be sent to Jiacang relief, reduce or exempt taxes in the Yellow River, and at the same time, in the last years of Zhenguan, there are still unscrupulous people hiding in the people in the Guandong anti-thieves, and the Guanzhong Prefecture should be transferred to guard the letter valley."

"So, as Sikong says."

"Your Majesty, Shandong is rainy and rainy, the months are non-stop, the crops are harmed, the walls of the market are collapsed, and the officials of Shandong pray for the mercy of the saints......"

Tang Gaozong Li Zhi's governance is actually not too bad, the country was stable during the Yonghui period, and the war against Goguryeo in the history of Longshuo was also a succession of victories, but Li Zhi was indeed a little unlucky, in front of the dazzling emperor Li Shimin, and behind was the eternal empress Wu Zetian, mixed between the two of them, Li Zhi seemed unknown, especially during his reign, the Tang Empire was a large and small disaster, and the disaster relief alone consumed half of the country's material resources, and it was necessary to maintain the operation of the imperial court and wage war against the Western Turks, It is no wonder that Li Zhi has not accumulated the money and food to repair the Daming Palace until now.

A piece of unsatisfactory news kept pouring out, every time it was the eldest grandson Wuji to solve it, Li Zhi still had to maintain a look of the majesty of the king, and finally after the morning of the military affairs were discussed, the prime ministers and hundreds of officials put away the wat board, seeing that the next dynasty was imminent, Li Zhi couldn't hide a little excitement and waved his sleeves to the ministers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have had a lot of difficulties in the Tang Dynasty recently, and there have been many bad lucks, but it is really not beautiful, and the treasury is empty, and I have heard of a law that can solve the crisis of the court."

It was the first time for the little emperor to announce the decree so confidently, and more than a dozen prime ministers, including the eldest grandson Wuji, the six Shangshu, and a large number of civil and military ministers, all stared at each other in surprise.

"The ministers would like to hear the details, please show your majesty." It was the eldest grandson Wuji who took the lead.

Almost couldn't suppress his excitement, Li Zhi's tone was a little high, and he said quickly: "I heard that Fujian has a drama called the big arena, and hundreds of barbarians can fight each other, which can not only entertain the people, but also generate income for the imperial court, with an annual income of 10 million, and third, it can also kill the blood and courage of the barbarians in the arena......"

"Your Majesty, no!"

Before Li Zhi finished speaking, the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang and many other prime ministers all knelt on the ground neatly, dissuading them in unison, and immediately, Li Zhi's smile froze there......