After Wangcai and the guards slowly withdrew from the courtyard gate, Li Mao ran to Xiao Chong alone and bent down to help him up with a humble face, and his sudden operation really startled these old diehards present.

Xiao Chong was supported by Li Mao, trembling slightly, and after sitting next to Li Longji, he still turned his head and stared at him intently, "Xiao Aiqing, I am not that peerless beauty, you don't have to watch it all the time, sit down quickly!" They were a little reckless just now, but your old mouth is really a little harsh...... Even if I'm not the emperor, then I'm still the prince of Li Tang, right? ”

"This ...... This ......" Xiao Chong was pressed to his seat by Li Mao, and he hesitated for a long time before he hurriedly clasped his fists with both hands and saluted Li Mao again, and then said, "The old minister is out of shape, out of shape...... ......"Okay, okay, now there are no outsiders, you are all my ministers of the Tang Dynasty, there is no need for this much understanding, I didn't bring you here to ask for any trouble, I just hope that everyone can sit down and talk calmly, it just so happens that my father and his old man are also there, if you have any dissatisfaction or uncomfortable things, you can spit it out with him......"

"Rebel, you should be a good old man, what do you mean by spitting out with me! When they vomit bitterness, can you know your mistakes and correct them? Xiu wants to say more about these scenes, what do you want them to do to be at ease, just say it bluntly! It's not a gentleman's job to hide it like this! ”

"Father, what you taught is that the child will vomit first, the third brother he was originally stirred up in Longxi Taiyuan and other places, but in the end he still ran away to the south of the Yangtze River, the child really can't bear to fall into the quagmire of war again, in addition, the north has suffered from floods and droughts for many years, the local people have been displaced, and they have lost their lives, the child means that I hope everyone here can raise their hands and cooperate with the land reform strategy of the imperial court. Take out all the acres of land in the family and divide it equally among the local people! This also solves the current urgent need......"

Li Mao went around in a big circle and threw the problem to the land, and when these old guys present heard that Li Mao really wanted to dig out their hearts and livers, they suddenly knelt down and crawled in front of Li Longji in a panic like a frying pot, begging him to make decisions for themselves.

also repeatedly said that these lands were all painstakingly managed by their ancestors for generations, and there was no reason to discard them at will, but after they coaxed them together, Li Mao couldn't hold back the anger in his heart even if he had a good temper.

"You guys really don't know whether to live or die! Did you farm so much land that you bought in the circle? Relying on the blessings of your ancestors, have you ever paid a penny of silver in taxes to the court? In the long run, whether it is a big Tang Dynasty will be carved up by you! Do you sit in the court where you eat fragrant and spicy food, and drink the northwest wind? Let's just say that you Master Xiao, there are tens of thousands of acres around Jingshi, right? And your hometown, not to mention that there are more than 50,000 mountains and forests! The people of the whole county are about to become the long-term workers of your family, do you think it is reasonable to go on like this? ”

Li Longji originally agreed when he heard the complaints of these caring old guys, and even in his heart he was a little overwhelmed by Li Mao's approach, after all, at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, their ancestors still made a lot of contributions, and Li Mao now wants them to hand over the land with his mouth open, to be honest, it is really a bit too ugly.

But after Li Mao said that Xiao Chong's family occupied the land of a county, he, the old man, realized that if things really went on like this for a long time, not to mention that his Li family's royal family had become an ornament, I am afraid that even the people of the world would only have these landlords in their hearts and no Tang Dynasty.

In addition, after Xiao Chong was named by Li Mao like this, although his face was a little unbearable, he still fought back. "Getaway...... Sage, let's call you a sage, what you said is a bit of a strong word, even if our Xiao family's heaven and earth are more, but it is also a family business earned by doing our duty! You have never stolen or robbed, why has it become a sin that harms the country and the people in your mouth when it comes to the mouth of the saint? The old minister is not convinced! ”

As soon as Old Man Xiao said this, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became fierce again, catering to this endlessly, and Li Mao seemed to have known that they would have such a statement, so he immediately smiled and sat down next to Xiao Chong, and Xiao Chong wanted to get up when he saw Li Mao sit down. However, Li Mao hurriedly waved his hand to signal him to sit down again, and turned around and waved his hand to the others.

"Everyone sit down, I just said that there are no outsiders here today, and what we are talking about will not be able to be finished in a while, so we all sit down and talk slowly, Lao Gao will bother you to go and get some food for all the adults! Let's just sit and eat and talk today, and talk about everything that should be said and what should not be said...... The speaker is not guilty! ”

"Whoa! The old slave is going, this is going, my lords, wait slowly! After Gao Lishi walked out, he didn't want to bump into Wangcai and Zhang Xiaojing, who were peeking inside, so the old eunuch blew up and jumped three feet high as if he had been bitten by a dog.

"Eh, you little cubs, but our hearts are about to jump out, you are so bold! Dare to eavesdrop on the saint's conversation...... ""Manager Gao, you are not allowed to be foolish, who eavesdropped, but just stood closer, we are worried about the saint's safety?" What if those old fried hairs are going to be bad for the saints? It's too late for us to rush in if we don't get closer, by the way, what are we talking about inside? It's all quarrelling, I see that the saint is really benevolent and righteous, what kind of thing to talk to these old fried hairs...... Can't you kill them all? ”

"Lord Wangcai, we see that you really don't want to live anymore, can you just say these things nonsense? Don't rely on the saint's previous favor to know the height of the sky, how can you figure out the saint's thoughts, listen to our family, far away from the province to attract right and wrong......" Gao Lishi coldly put down this sentence and hurriedly trotted all the way. And Wangcai and Zhang Xiaojing were a little confused by what he said, but after a while, they still took dozens of steps back in unison, and then slowly stuck to the courtyard wall and stood up straight.

And in the courtyard, after Li Mao finished the fire, he still forcibly suppressed the indignation in his heart for a moment, and continued to explain to these old guys calmly again: "Xiao Lao Aiqing, your family's property has been earned by your ancestors for generations, but why do you want to do this today, don't you all understand?" Last time outside the main hall, I even explained to everyone as if I had a heart, there is so much land in our Datang country, today you buy ten acres, tomorrow he buys a hundred acres, how long do you say to buy! And you are all people with knighthoods and fame, you don't need to pay all the silver, these are not trivial, but our Tang Kingdom is rich and strong, this population is more and more, you let these extra people have no land to cultivate, what to eat and drink? Or you can say that let them be tenants, but agriculture depends on the sky for food, and if they accidentally encounter a natural disaster and famine year, they will have to sell their sons and daughters hungry to satisfy their stomachs. ”

"Saint! Your words are wrong, according to the old minister's view that you said these high-sounding words are nothing more than those who have just set up workshops, steel mills, cement factories, etc., and the landed lords to snatch young and strong labor, they these factories are all over the place to recruit people, even those women are all absorbed, the old minister thinks that this move is a big inappropriate, the ancients Yunshi agriculture and commerce, how can this factory matter be heavier than agriculture, the people take food as the sky, even if there is a catastrophe year, but my Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, and it can completely solve the urgent need for the transfer of east, west, north and south, Besides, the old minister thinks that the sage is a big mistake, thousands of acres and acres of fertile land are gathered in one place for daily watering, not to mention the removal of insects, the big families often have the money to buy cattle and farm tools, and if the land is divided equally with the poor families like the sage, how can they ensure that the land is fertile and the yield is abundant......

"Yes, yes, Lord Xiao's words are to the point, sage, you still don't have to think about it! Ordinary people can have more than a dozen acres of land to feed their families, what does it mean to be greedy! In addition, the business of the workshop is really erosive to people's hearts, if everyone in the future into the eyes of that money, unintentional agriculture, the fields are wasted, this is the fundamental problem! How can the rules set by the ancestors for thousands of years be changed at will, even if they move forward steadily, they shouldn't be done so overnight, saint......"

The atmosphere of the scene was brought more and more active by Comrade Lao Xiao, you and I simply regarded Li Mao as a target to besiege, and the more they talked, the more bold they became, one by one they quoted scriptures and classics, and did not forget to introduce the conversation to Li Mao and Li Longji from time to time when talking about the land.

And Li Longji saw that they were talking so loudly, as if he was waiting to see Li Mao's jokes, and he listened to it with relish, although his expression did not change much, and his eyes were always staring at the food on Table Mountain, but the smile that appeared at the corner of his mouth from time to time still made Li Mao's heart itch.

"You are really knowledgeable, you have a high level of knowledge, I can be regarded as having opened my eyes today, what you said I actually thought of early, the territory of the Tang Dynasty is vast, the land is divided into good and bad, there are plains, there are black soils, of course, there are rugged mountains, plateaus, but there is an old saying that is good, the whole world is not the king's land, even if you say that those lands are also the Li Tang royal family, I said to you is yours, understand? The reason why I sat down to discuss with you today is not because I am afraid of you, but because I can't bear to hurt the feelings of my ancestors...... You only think about the little interests in the family, how can you open your eyes and think about it for Datang! ”

Li Mao said that he was so emotional that he even stood up and turned in a circle, and after a while, he raised his hand and pointed directly at Xiao Chong, Yu Wenrong ...... The face of these people, but before he came to Xingqing Palace today, he had already thought that no matter what the price was, he would settle down around Chang'an, and even the entire north, so he slowly suppressed his anger again after wandering around for a long time.

"How about I write a little poem today, so that everyone can comment on it? Earlier, when I went to the south of the Yangtze River, I occasionally entered the south bank of the Qinhuai River, which was originally the location of the Wuyi military barracks where the Eastern Wu garrisoned the stone city, and became the alley where the mansions of the two families of Wang and Xie gathered in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At this moment, I can also feel this poem, entitled Wuyi Lane, the fragrance of wild flowers by the Vermilion Bird Bridge, and the sunset at the mouth of Wuyi Lane. In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people. I don't know how I feel after listening to this little poem! Wang Xie and the two families were also considered everyone when they were in the Jin Dynasty, but what about them today after the Jin Dynasty is over! Isn't it being replaced by everyone who is doing it? Aren't you afraid that one day you will repeat the mistakes of the past? ”

After Li Mao said these words, the people present finally fell silent immediately, they were impressed by Li Mao's talent to improvise and write poems, and secondly, it was this little poem that really hit the weakness in their hearts, after all, they also understood in their hearts the rise and fall of the family, and the change of dynasty was a normal thing.

And Li Mao saw that they were changing so quickly, and he was silent in an instant, so he continued to speak while the iron was hot, "Everyone, you should all understand my hard work, even if you fight for more now, no matter how much you have to go, what if the grandchildren of the future generations can't keep it?" Or like the Jin Dynasty, which fell into turmoil, how can you small families protect themselves? Do you also want to rise in troubled times and become the overlord of one of the princes? It would be ridiculous to really put your hopes on this! ”

"Do you mean, sage, that there is a perfect way to avoid this?" After being quiet for a long time among the hundreds of people, someone finally broke the calm first and opened his mouth to ask Li Mao, and it was at this time that Li Mao said so much nonsense.

"Yes! Rather than sit and wait for the decline, it is better to change yourself, the defeat of the past dynasties is nothing more than two kinds, one is foreign aggression, and the other is their own internal governance incompetence, but now the hidden dangers around the Tang Dynasty have long been swept away, so this first may almost non-existent, you should agree with it!! "This? Sage, your similar merits, the ministers agreed, and the destruction of Tibet, the Turkic Far Shield, and even the small countries in the northeast were also included in the territory of my Tang Dynasty, which can be described as a real peace of the four seas......"

"Okay, so you agree, huh? So let's talk about the second one, where do the internal problems often arise? Is it true that the people will not survive anymore, or that the generals who will rebel with a disobedient heart, can you think of a reason that can cause the whole country to be unstable? As for this natural disaster, we won't talk about it today......"

After Li Mao said this, he instantly looked around, and saw that everyone was looking at you, looking at me, and I looked at you, shaking his head in appreciation, and at the same time, he waved his hand, because at this time, Gao Lishi had already brought a large number of small waiters to the banquet in a hurry. So with Li Mao's approval, everyone got up in a panic and gave up their positions, because after they listened to Li Mao's vernacular for a long time, they were all hungry with their chests and backs.

Especially after seeing that all the delicacies brought by Colliers were the first-class delicacies in the palace, the eyes of a group of people seemed to be about to immediately plunge into the dining table, and after everyone entered the table one after another, Li Mao saw Li Longji sitting there alone studying chess without saying a word, so he quickly did opposite him again.

"Father, you haven't said a word for a long time, don't you think what the child said is unrealistic! If you have other ideas, why don't you also speak up and let the big guy discuss? When Li Longji saw Li Mao sitting opposite him, he didn't speak, but Li Mao rearranged the chess pieces, and the meaning of the words was self-evident.

And after Li Mao saw him do this, he didn't say much and raised his hand and walked first. didn't want the chess pieces in his hand to fall as soon as they fell, Li Longji whispered, "Rebel, your mouth is amazing!" So many courtiers gathered together and couldn't talk about you, and you did see farther than everyone else, but what makes me curious is what kind of solution you want to use to solve this problem that countless strange people and strange people have not been able to cure for thousands of years! Is it like you said before to conquer other countries and bring the clan's power and disaster to the outside world? I don't think this is a perfect way, human nature is like this...... Aren't you afraid that they will attack me Datang again after they become big outside? ”

"Haha...... In fact, the child can't guarantee this radical cure, but in the future, if the emperor of our Li family doesn't do it! Let the people who are really capable in the world take turns to be the masters! The child wants to learn that Yao Shun! If it weren't for Dayu's selfish attempt to pass on the throne to his son, maybe there would have been a lot less war in the past thousands of years!"

As soon as Li Mao said this, not only did the chess pieces in Li Longji's hand fall to the ground, but even the hundreds of officials who were dining were all shocked and held chopsticks like a wooden man without moving. "What did you say? Do you want to learn that Yao Shun Chan to give up the throne? Are you really crazy? If you really dare to do this, then I will not let you go even if I go to the Nine Springs......"

"Huh...... The father sees that you are anxious, don't be impatient, is the child so casual to mention it? This is all a matter of decades from now, you can't see it, I'm afraid you can't see it, let's talk about the future in the future, at present, in order to prevent the second reason just mentioned, then the only way to solve it is to make the life of the people of Datang better and better, so that the world can be peaceful, but then again, there must be someone who suffers and someone enjoys happiness, so the result of our discussion is back to the original land population...... If you don't have enough of your own home, then take it from someone else's house first......"

Li Mao said this, Li Longji was really enlightened, so he stared at Li Mao with wide eyes, and said very seriously: "You kid originally had this idea, no wonder, no wonder, before you wanted to Fusang Country to supply 100,000 young and strong men and women every year, do you want to use their labor force to feed the people of my Tang Dynasty?" ”-->