Chapter 68 Really Fragrant
"The King of Yan did not spare the efforts of the people and made great efforts to build a large-scale construction. The people of the country were unable to bear the suffering. Your Majesty scolded him after hearing this. He hoped that the King of Yan would do his own things, benefit the people in the area, promote frugality, and live up to the court's kindness!"
Sima Ji held this letter, which could be called an edict, but there is no need to think that this was definitely not issued by Sima Zhong. The only thing he has been uncomfortable with was that the only Taiwei Yang Jun, who was scared because the four kings gathered in Yan State.
This is the name of Yang Jun and King Gaoyang of Zong Zheng, Sima Mu, who informed the world that the world would scold Sima Ji of Yan. If it were a famous scholar who cherished his feathers, the real scholars could be killed and not humiliated. Maybe even if they were not dead, they could cause psychological trauma. Unfortunately, His Highness of Yan was not only extremely fierce, arrogant, extravagant, and shameless. This edict was issued just like not being issued. "Even if our Sima Ji was stripped of the country and became a civilian, he would not admit his mistake to the Grand Marshal Yang Jun!"
"Ji Shen felt ashamed. Emperor Wu devoted all his energy to promote frugality, so that he could have great governance during the Taikang period." It was just a saying. Even if Yang Jun really wanted to get a box lunch, at least he hadn't received it yet, right? After he was happy, the King of Yan immediately confessed his mistake, "Zongzheng and the Taiwei's words were deafening and awakening. Ji Yu felt heartbroken every time he thought, and felt deeply guilty. Si Yu's own faults lived up to the high expectations of the court!"
After Sima Ji pretended to behave, he immediately wrote a lot and dripped two drops of water on the letter, expressing his thoughts of crying and beating his chest and stamping his feet. He almost cheated himself. This is the case.
After writing, he sniffed and looked up at the direction where the smell came, and said, "What are you doing? It smells so good..."
"Your Highness has such a good nose!" Qiaoxi held a plate of dishes, "Your Highness said last time, stir-fry eggs, pork slices and courgettes. I'll make someone to make it, it looks pretty good."
"Not bad, that's what we do!" Sima Ji took a deep breath when he came up, looked at Qiaoxi with a look, pulled the girl into his arms and whispered, "I will be proud of Qiaoxi tonight and call Xiaoqing together."
"Your Highness! Don't proclaim your lust in the day!" Qiaoxi, who was sitting in Sima Ji's arms, shy and said in a sweet voice, "I am afraid that your highness will be tired, so I should adjust my body first."
"Not tired or tired, no matter how tired you are, you can't delay your business. I have already dealt with the small matters in Luoyang." Sima Ji's hands had already reached into the palace costume, pinched the soft and firm protruding part, thinking in his mind whether it was a blitzkrieg or a large-scale assault?
In the court, the Secretary Xun Kai read the memorial of King Sima Ji of Yan's King's apology in a silence. The whole court was silent, with only Xun Kai's voice echoing. Yang Jun closed his eyes and looked mysterious. Emperor Sima Zhong sat upright in the dragon court, looking ahead, but it seemed that his soul wandered outside the sky, as if everything had nothing to do with him.
All the officials and ministers knew that this was Yang Jun's instruction. He used the rebuke of the King of Yan, who acted in a special manner, to intimidate the royal family, and at the same time to improve his authority. You must know that the four kings gathered in Youzhou before, and there were many rumors that several royal families were preparing to deal with Yang Jun, and were very dissatisfied with the intervening of the Yang family in politics. Yang Jun wanted to scold the King of Yan and let everyone know that the full scope of the government is in his hands now.
Finally, Shangshu Xun Kai finished reading Sima Ji's apology. Yang Jun stood up with a cough. This scene attracted everyone's attention and said calmly, "Since the King of Yan has known his mistake, Your Majesty is not a strict king. This time it is a small punishment and a big warning, so that the King of Yan will restrain his arrogance and cherish the people's strength. If the King of Yan had not reached the age of weak, he would have been very willing to forgive him this time."
"Your Majesty is kind!" The ministers and ministers in the court praised each other, as neatly as if they were practicing in advance.
"As for the salt drying field in Beiping County, someone needs to be sent to take over immediately. The salt and iron specialty is the foundation of the country and cannot be delayed!" Yang Jun turned his eyes and swept across every court official. All the court officials who were swept over dared to look at him.
"What the Taiwei said is that the court must send people to accept it immediately, and the officials should discuss and send people to accept it!" Shangshu Xun Kai immediately continued. This is a big deal, and it is a money tree for every aristocratic family.
The whole court suddenly became noisy. The reason why the Beiping County Salt Field had already decided to take back the court, but the reason for the delay was the issue of this candidate, and no one was willing to let this money tree go.
There are only a few major tax sources in agricultural society. Of course, tax collection is the first in agriculture, but salt tax cannot be underestimated. Moreover, salt tax has an advantage that the captive tax does not have, that is concentration.
Compared with the farmland and population throughout the world, there are only a few salt-producing places. It is precisely because the salt-producing places are not common that there is a soil for salt-producing places. Because it is easy to hide and conceal, it is easier to control just a few salt-producing places, and the imperial court can control it to implement salt-producing specialization.
It is precisely because the salt production sites can be controlled, not as common as the farmland population, that this wealth is concentrated and even more attractive than ordinary fiefs. This is also the reason why the salt drying farm in Beiping County was quickly discovered by Luoyang and was immediately taken back to the court, because it cannot be hidden.
It is easy to take it back, which is also the reason why Luoyang reacts quickly. But the second step is stuck here. Everyone knows that this is a great source of wealth. Once it is controlled, it will receive strong help, so everyone does not want to give up. So the decision of the court to take back the salt drying field is easy to issue, but it will be difficult for anyone to send to do it.
Logically speaking, the Minister of the Duzhi had a great say in this matter, but when the foreign relatives were in power, all things were of course the final word of Yang Jun, and Yang Jun was also hesitant about this matter. On the one hand, he hoped that the Yang family would take over, and on the other hand, Yang Ji always advised him not to confront the royal family head-on, and now he has scolded the King of Yan, and seems to have no scruples.
Anyway, he has issued an edict to scold the King of Yan in the entire court. Anyway, he has been like this. If he asks his own people to take over the salt farm in Beiping County, what can Sima Ji do?
After the court was dispersed, King Sima Wei of Chu took the lead and left with a cold expression.
"Yang Jun was so proud that he did not avoid relatives, and he brought out a person from Yang's family, but it didn't matter. It would be enough to attract more people to come to Peking County. Now Yan State is short of people." Sima Ji looked at the imperial edicts of the court, and felt uncomfortable at all, as if the person who was scolded before was not himself, nor the salt drying field was taken away from him.
Chapter completed!