I wrote this book very nervously, I had to look up a lot of information in each chapter, and I also found a lot of obvious errors in the history books. A lot of times it's not that I don't want to update more, it's that I really can't finish writing, even though I know what to write.

I want to make sure that I can restore the general trend of history as true as possible, instead of copying history books, which often hurts my brain. Historical materials really can't be used just like swallowing dates.

For example, according to the results of many research by Mr. Yan Gengwang, a modern historian, the population of Kuizhou is at least five times that recorded in the food and goods chronicles.

Obviously, the historian was limited by the limitations of the times, ignored the influence of the floating population on the economy, and had a shallow understanding of the commodity economy.

In the history books, Kuizhou is a barren land, with a population of only 10,000 households. However, Mr. Yan comprehensively researched other historical materials and found that there were more than 10,000 households in Fucheng alone.

It is a metropolis in the southwest except Chengdu, and the economic and cultural center of eastern Sichuan that lasted for a long time during the feudal period.

For example, the finance of the Tang Dynasty at the end of the Kaiyuan Dynasty was actually in a state of collapse, relying on the model of "tearing down the wall", through the central government to allocate less or even no appropriations to the local government, so that the local government could bear more financial pressure, so as to achieve a balance between fiscal revenue and expenditure.

At that time, the situation was already embarrassing to the point that in some local post stations, the government could not afford to operate, so it had to be forced to subcontract (forcibly apportion) to large local households. Then any of the big local families will quickly go bankrupt, and people often flee with their families to avoid apportionment.

In recent years, there are detailed records in the unearthed historical materials, and these historical books will not be written directly.

The first 100,000 words, perhaps a simple sentence, are the result of my hard work for a long time.

The plot of the first act is half-hidden, and in fact, the theme is about the monetization of taxes in the Tang Dynasty and an attempt to adjust the tone of rent. Similar operations were rolled out under the control of Li Linfu in history, but they were abandoned halfway.

The contention over tariffs led to Li Longji's extreme desire for luxury, the bias of Chang'an's position, and the systemic contradictions between Guanzhong and Hebei.

This is the first act, and it is also the general trend of history in the last years of Kaiyuan.

I concentrate on talking about these historical contexts, not Li Longji killing his third son, making Li Heng the new prince, and Li Linfu's ascension to the throne to drive out Zhang Jiuling led to the degeneration of the government.

These are all appearances, readers know it, I don't want to use this as the main background to write anymore, it's all badly written.

If I rewrite this, it will be as if I killed these people, and the Tang Dynasty will last for generations. If I write it like this, I can update it 15,000 a day, and I won't have a brain pain at all.

In the last book, when I was writing it, I paid more attention to the "plot" of history, and the story direction of the whole background. Because many readers in the previous book don't even know the basic story background. As a last resort.

And this book, everyone knows more or less about it. My focus is on the underlying context of history.

Try to restore the real social, economic, political, and humanistic forms of the Tang Dynasty during the Kaiyuan Tianbao period. Not limited to Chang'an City.

Ancient people who studied the economy of the Tang Dynasty often ignored a problem that modern people could easily perceive: when they calculated economic accounts, they only counted the total amount of the country, not the speed of economic operation.

Only the number of coins issued is counted, regardless of the speed and field of circulation.

Only stand at the national level to see whether the country's economy is healthy, and do not care about the stability of the grassroots of society. (I didn't borrow the past to satirize the present, don't relate to the modern thank you).

Many times the criteria for judging are different, and diametrically opposed conclusions will be reached.

For example, Tang Ting's treasury in Hebei is full, and it has always been full, including before An Lushan's rebellion, and there has never been anything like a shortage of military rations.

This creates the illusion that society is stable and affluent.

But if this is used to show that Hebei's financial situation is excellent, the people's livelihood is good, and the Tang Dynasty is invincible in the Tianbao period.

That's a very wrong view.

Every country in the world also builds a lot of large granaries for its own food security, and these granaries are often full.

For example, the author himself is in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, and I am so poor that I can't open the pot and have no money to eat. Can I go to the granary of the government to beg for food? Should the staff of the granary open the granary for me to eat?

The answer should be self-explanatory, right?

The government is the government, and the people are the people.

Writing about signs of troubled times in "The Prosperous Age", I don't think there should be any similar works in this book, including the two books I have written myself. This is a new challenge for me.

I try to tell the story clearly, and talk about the foreshadowing and changes in the general trend, rather than dwelling on some small details. I also try not to write something that modern people think is self-righteous, in a vain attempt to reverse the brain-dead plot of the disadvantage.

If you can't write this, you won't be able to write.

For example, if you think that you are eloquent, you think that you are as careful as dust, and you can catch a little pigtail of your opponent, you can reason with Li Longji, and talk to Li Linfu about the conditions to persuade the other party.

So that the people who were originally dismissed can be exempted from dismissal, and those minions around Li Linfu can be applauded.

I thought that with a little information advantage, I could turn the tables on a desperate situation.

This kind of story will not be written in a book that does not appear. No matter how you fiddle with the fuse, as long as you don't have the ability to defuse the bomb, then it is impossible to change anything, not at all.

Most of the ancient stories I know don't have such complicated routines, because in ancient times, when information transmission was not smooth, it was really difficult to perform.

The more complex the routine, the more likely it is to fail.

For example, in the historical facts of the plot background, Yan Tingzhi helped the prisoners to intercede, and then was dragged into the water by Li Linfu. With this, Zhang Jiuling was also dragged into the water by Yan Tingzhi, and was finally dismissed.

Is the whole thing complicated?

Killed a famous Tang Dynasty minister, a big event of a Chinese scholar, is it really that simple?

It's a pity, it's really not complicated, the thing itself is so simple, and the complicated thing is the game and choice behind it.

Li Linfu's people casually checked and found out what Yan Tingzhi had done, all of which were official channels, and there were not so many private spies, secrecy, and counter-reconnaissance.

There is nothing to hide after being debunked, and then counter-killing, how to wit after fifty rounds. There was nothing, and even going to Li Longji to complain was the final word.

Limited to the objective conditions of ancient times, it is impossible to implement so many routines. The more complex the conspiracy, the more likely it is to fail.

Even if there is, it is nothing in the face of power.

The "horse stabbing case" in Jiangnan in the Qing Dynasty was not complicated, and it was solved with a knife by a stranger.

The assassination of Prime Minister Wu Yuanheng in the Tang Dynasty was also a sword, and the imperial court knew who sent it after a check, and this matter did not have the effect that the planners needed politically.

These real stories in history are ugly, there are not so many twists and turns, but there is no way, because this is the truth. I can't make up a play under the guise that "art comes from life and is higher than life".

The style of my book makes it impossible to come up with those "complex plots" that are whimsical and naïve enough to snap their toes. I can write it, but I can't write it in this book.

Maybe there will be a book in the next book, who knows.

Officials in the Tang Dynasty could be prostitutes, power struggles, and even framed and tricked.

However, they also have to do things, to do serious things, to do work, to make political achievements. It's not that I think about doing this today and doing that tomorrow all day long.

It's like a reader in the book friend group said: Why do people in modern urban dramas seem to do nothing except fall in love all day long!

When you go home, you fall in love, you fall in love at work, you fall in love when you go to school, and you fall in love when you go on a business trip. Everything else, all faded, gone, invisible, blurred.

In the historical text, these officials fight for power all day long, and they don't talk about what they do, isn't this the same as people in urban dramas who only talk about love?

It's just another word.

If nothing else, let's talk about Li Linfu.

Li Linfu is true, but most of his time he is dealing with government affairs, rather than trying to deal with political opponents.

Making money for Li Longji is a very mental and physical thing, and the risk is not small, this emperor's appetite is very big, and it is not easy to serve him.

Is all the energy focused on killing competitors? It's written in history books, but you can't just take it for granted.

This is a brain that is different from the "love brain", I will call it the "power brain". That is, there is nothing that deserves the attention of the person except for the struggle for power.

I'm afraid of that kind of "power brain" story.

According to the story logic of "Power Brain", the protagonist should take refuge in the emperor and the ministers, and pull and step on it. Then ignore the objective law, seize military power, and after the Anshi Rebellion, he should be the envoy of moderation, and then dominate one side.

The next step is to cut off the opponent to build the country, and create a new one step by step, which is not called Datang.

I can't write a story like that the way I want to, and to be honest, I know what to write at the end of a book like that when I read the first volume. Can I write a book that I can't even read?

In the Tang Dynasty, there was no rule of law, and there was no place to reason and talk about right and wrong. These are not important to the powerful. Power is law, and law represents power, just like a big fish eating a small fish.

Where was there any justice in the Tang Dynasty? Where is there any justice?

If I wrote it, I would think it was ridiculous and I wouldn't dare to send it out to shame people.

If the protagonist is weak, the "power technique" that can be cast is actually very limited. In the face of power, the so-called skills from modern times are very pale and helpless.

It's like you write an impassioned paper, people don't read it, just throw it in the trash can and pronounce the sentence.

It's that simple and straightforward, and it's unabashed.

At that time, the people in Chang'an who were qualified to refer to deer as horses were not limited to Li Linfu.

The number of people is not even lower than double digits.

Instead of thinking about so many sassy operations, the protagonist should practice the guitar to see if he can please Li Longji and enter the pear orchard.

In the future, he can naturally use the identity of the children of Liyuan to do things, and the chances of winning may be greater, at least in line with the political environment at the time.

Otherwise, don't think too much about it.

During the Wuzhou period, there were more than 100,000 Hebei people in Yingzhou, and the imperial court did not allow them to be killed, but Wu Yizong still killed a lot of them, without going through any formalities, and without any punishment afterwards.

Li Longji killed his three sons, without any officials from the Criminal Department, and even the foreign court did not intervene at all, and there were no window dressing steps, and the implication was widespread.

I don't even bother to play with the deer as a horse, and if I really say kill, I will kill it.

In the face of absolute power, any skill is like a spider weaving a spider's webs, in vain.

If the powerful want to kill you, even if you find a lot of evidence to prove your innocence, it is useless, those things are no different from papier-mâché shields.

If I ignore these things and write about things that are gripping and impossible to exist in the social environment of the time, it will become a story of my own delusions in the skin of history.

The book may be very popular, it can even be very lively, and it can even make a lot of money, but I didn't plan such a plot, and I don't plan to write something like it.

This book will never be written, the next book depends on the situation.

Li Linfu brought down his political opponents, and many times he just said one or two sentences, plus the guidance of the forces behind him. Take advantage of the general trend to solve political opponents.

These methods are efficient, concise, and immediate.

I will analyze the general trend and use similar techniques to show the conflict that should exist, and there will be no more troublesome operations.

The first act will end in the next chapter, and the second act will start soon, so stay tuned.

In this book, I try my best to use plain language and direct and easy-to-understand writing to express what I want to express, and I will not package a piece of Xiang beautifully, nor will I use some pretentious and mysterious writing, and talk about some very boring and uninteresting clichés.

When I was on the book, I said in the book friend group that now this book does not pursue grades, and I will write it according to my own ideas.

Take the time to correct the name of my current book, and that's what I'm looking forward to.

Regarding some questions about character creation, since some book friends have asked them before, I will focus on explaining them.

First:

Xiao Fang is a child, this is a must. If you are an adult, you must make a choice in advance, because those who have the ability cannot hide. If Xiao Fang is an adult, is he planning to be a dog for Li Longji now, or is he going to be an An Lushan now?

When you are a dog, you will definitely die a miserable death in the end; If it's not right, maybe you'll die soon, how to choose?

Besides, it is now the 24th year of Kaiyuan, and by the time the bomb exploded during the Tianbao period, Xiao Fang was already 40 years old, with the average life expectancy and medical conditions in ancient times, how many years could he still jump?

What is he pursuing at his age (such as overturning Li Tang), is it a bit of an "old boy"? Don't you feel sad if you rule the world at the age of seventy?

Second:

Xiao Fang's personality problem, readers who have read my last book know that Liu Dudu's personality and emotional intelligence are first-class. If I want to shape, I can create another childhood version of "Liu Dudu".

What does the current arrogant character design mean, it should be seen in combination with Xiaofang's name. It's a little time, big may not be good, it's boring to talk too much, read slowly.

Third:

Why did you insert the role of Lao Fang, and why is his personality so extreme.

The original form of Lao Fang is Zhang Chengye of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, who is the "half protagonist" of this book. It is also the protagonist of some historical cool texts, thinking that after killing the rebels of the Anshi Rebellion, the mountains and rivers can be recast.

The theme of my book is: history cannot be returned, the Tang Dynasty can never be reproduced, and can only move forward on a new path. Vainly trying to reproduce the Tang Dynasty is turning back the wheel of history, and it will definitely be shattered.

China and Tang Dynasty are at the crossroads of history, and many problems that have accumulated for a hundred years will definitely erupt.

This is the comprehensive effect of geographical, humanistic, economic and even climatic factors of Chinese civilization for a long time.

As for why it is impossible to return to the former state of the Tang Dynasty, my book will reveal it little by little, and now the 100,000 words that have been written, you can also see a lot of fame, right?

Stay tuned for the second act, the stage is Chang'an.

Today I'm brewing the plot, and it's not going to be a double change.