The news of Xiaobei's message quickly reached Li Longji's ears.
Just as Zhang Xiaobao placed the letter to the side, Li Longji snatched it over and read it from top to bottom.
"She didn't tell me anything about the tax exemption. She actually cheated others by three grams of gold. This merchant's character isn't good. "
Li Longji was disappointed. He thought that Xiaobei was replying to his question, but it turned out that she was asking for his help. Shaking his head, he commented.
"How can she cheat others by taking three grams of gold? The person who requested the bracelet to 'eat' the gold in the bracelet with a chemical solution. She can be considered a talent, but she didn't use it in the right place. What's the use of cheating three grams of gold? If I were her, I would ask for a job from the Ministry of Works. "
Zhang Xiaobao wouldn't think that there was a problem with the merchant who made the bracelet. After all, this was Great Tang, and merchants couldn't do whatever they wanted just because they were rich.
Wang Juan thought the same as well. If the merchants of Great Tang were to have a high status, they wouldn't be so obedient. They would provide the funds for the Chaoyang Operation, and they would fork out the money to build the roads.
They just wanted to gain recognition and use money to exchange for inner pleasures. This could be considered as a form of business.
With such thoughts in mind, Wang Juan nodded in agreement, "That's right. I hate being cheated, especially by those who play petty tricks. In the future, as Great Tang's economy grows better, there will be all kinds of conflicts and problems. We have to get to the root first."
Hearing that, Li Longji thought about it and agreed. If a merchant who made the bracelet stole three grams of gold, would he still be able to do business in the future? If he were to be sent to the authorities, the authorities wouldn't treat him well.
"In that case, the problem lies with that person. Capture him and punish him severely." Li Longji was about to give the order.
Zhang Xiaobao hurriedly stopped him, "Don't, we don't have to punish him severely. We have to capture him, and on the surface, we have to let others know that he has committed a grave crime. However, it would be a pity to send him to the Ministry of Works and lock him up."
"Xiao Bao, We do not agree. We know very well what kind of talent you want. However, if every talented person makes a mistake, the final result will not be severe punishment, but more people will make mistakes. What is this called again? Oh, yes, it's called the cost of crime is too low. "
Li Longji raised an objection.
"I know, but what can you do by locking him up and throwing him into prison? Since his craftsmanship is useless, it's better to let him continue with his work, but restrict his personal freedom. "
Zhang Xiaobao thought about how it was like in prison. At that time, he and Cuckoo were paid to work in prison. You were paid according to how much work you did. Then, you could buy daily necessities in prison.
The price is very expensive. If you have more money, you can ask the outside to send it in. Even if you don't work, you can still live a comfortable life in prison.
However, if you were not given freedom, it was easy to get into fights and get injured accidentally.
The goal is to let you have a way to use your skills. Otherwise, if you were to be locked up in prison, it wouldn't be beneficial to society.
Zhang Xiaobao told Li Longji about this matter. After hearing it, Li Longji nodded and said, "That's true. Locking a carpenter in prison and making him do manual labor isn't beneficial to our Great Tang.
However, We are worried that if they are as comfortable in prison as they are outside, will they continue to commit crimes after they get out? If they are caught, wouldn't it be a good thing for them to not be caught? "
"Yes, there will be a portion of such people. They will be given a lighter sentence the first time they are caught, but the second time they are caught, their sentence will be heavier. Then, they will promote their morals and not the economy.
It will make others feel that being in prison is a very shameful thing. They won't say that they have been in prison before and that they are impressive now that they are out. Don't give criminals this kind of soil. "
Zhang Xiaobao explained.
Wang Juan rolled her eyes at Zhang Xiaobao. She was implying that he still had the face to say that? 'You're the one who's always in prison, and you'll always be able to buy official identification.'
Zhang Xiaobao retorted with a look that said, 'What does this have to do with me? It's everyone's responsibility. I'm just a user. '
Li Longji looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan exchanging glances. He coughed and said, "Why don't we find a place to test it out first? Maybe in your Sanshui County? "
"My Sanshui County's prison is empty. Who would dare to cause trouble in my Sanshui County?" Zhang Xiaobao asked.
"Yes, Sanshui County won't do. It's too special." Li Longji remembered that Sanshui County was the best county in Great Tang. Not even Lu Zhou could compare to it.
The people of Sanshui County were hardworking. Naturally, their income was high as well. Their benefits were good as well. Since the neighbors were proud of being from Sanshui County, they had a good relationship with each other.
There would not be any haggling between the buyers and sellers in the market. This was because if the goods sold were not good, the buyers would not have to pick them out. The sellers would deal with them themselves.
Everyone in the county worked together to protect the dignity and status of Sanshui County.
"That's the real paradise. When will my Great Tang be like Sanshui County?" Li Longji was lost in his thoughts as he muttered to himself.
Zhang Xiaobao sighed. "That's impossible. The smaller the place, the easier it is to govern. Great Tang, that's a dream. Sanshui County has its fair share of competition, but it's on the surface. No one dares to play tricks behind the scenes because they're afraid of me and Cuckoo. "
"However, it can make the people of Great Tang better off than they are now." Wang Juan said, "As long as Great Tang maintains its absolute ruling position, the people will protect this superiority.
For example, if a citizen of Great Tang goes to Japan and is slapped in the face, Great Tang's fleet will go there and force Japan to give us a satisfactory explanation and suggestion.
Then, this citizen will be willing to protect Great Tang's interests and listen to the guidance of Great Tang's officials. He will do his best because he knows where his dignity comes from. "
"Yes, Cuckoo is right." Zu Zan appeared at the door and said calmly, "In the past, Nunu's status was not very high. Sometimes, I couldn't take care of her and she would be ostracized. Even if I knew, I couldn't get rid of all the people who bullied Nunu. I have my own difficulties.
Later … later on, you guys fought. In the palace, I didn't have to deliberately protect Nunu, and no one dared to do anything to her. Now, her status is even higher. Just because you guys are afraid of bullying her, you guys brought your soldiers over. "
Zu Zan had been listening outside for a while. The more he listened, the more emotional he felt. Listening to the words of the emperor and the minister, they were all trying to think of a solution for Great Tang.
Princess Jincheng looked at Zu Zan very gently and leaned her body against him. Her man could say such words, it meant that he wouldn't think of creating a new Tubo royal family.
In the future, there wouldn't be a war. The lives of the people would be good, and so would she.
At the same time, she also understood why Xiao Bao and Cuckoo had such a high status in Great Tang. It wasn't just because one of them could fight and the other could handle economic matters.
Also, they could chat with her emperor brother and come up with ideas that would benefit Great Tang. In the past, Tubo didn't have such people.
Li Longji saw that many people came in and didn't talk about this matter, "Then let's change to Wannian County and try it out. After that, we will promote it. Xiao Bao, Cuckoo, the two of you continue to command the battle. I will talk to them about the future development of Tubo."
After speaking, Li Longji brought the others out to look for Zu Zan to talk about Tubo. The main reason was to talk about the problem of the cultivation of medicinal herbs. Under the special geographical environment and climate of Tubo, there were also special medicinal herbs.
"Zu Zan, come, sit down and talk. You will be in charge of Tubo. They still lack things, so I will send them over. There's no problem. They are all citizens of Great Tang, and their living conditions are slightly worse compared to Tubo.
However, you can't always expect us to send resources for free. We have to produce. For example, the various medicinal herbs at your place. Encourage your people to cultivate them. Also, raise more cows and sheep and sell them back. If you need anything else, you can use money to buy it. It's better than directly managing people, right? "
Li Longji gestured for Zu Zan to sit down and said.
Zu Zan really didn't think about this problem. He was only thinking about how to raise chickens. Zhang Xiaobao's initial plan was to raise chickens. But now that there was no war, raising chickens wasn't a disaster. Instead, it was a benefit. Highland barley wasn't as delicious as rice, and it couldn't be compared to wheat flour.
Thus, he was trying to develop poultry farming. Now that he heard Li Longji's words, it seemed that he should adjust his thinking.
"Your Majesty, I am raising chickens now. If I change, what should the people who have chickens do?" Zu Zan asked.
If it was in the past, Li Longji really couldn't think of a good idea. But now, he had learned for a long time. Thus, he didn't think much and told Zu Zan.
"Those who are already raising chickens can continue to raise them. But don't raise chickens that can lay eggs. Control it. If you let Tubo raise chickens, and they really develop, the people who raise chickens will lose money.
If you do this, won't your place be cold? Use snow and ice to make a few more ice houses. Then, use your own government to buy a portion of the chicken at a lower price. Don't let the people who raise chickens lose money.
Set the rules and decide which part of the country to raise and which not to raise. If there is a lack of chicken, take out the frozen meat to lower the price. You can still earn a little. "
Zu Zan's eyes lit up. When he looked at Li Longji, he was very surprised, "Your Majesty, you, you are too tired. You even have to think about such a small matter?"
"What's there to be tired about? I am idle all day now. Do I need to think about such things? It's so simple. I feel that the most tiring thing is to guess what Xiaobao, Juanjuan, and their younger siblings came up with. That's the hard part. Until now, I still haven't figured out why Xiaobao and the rest can still earn so much even after they're exempted from paying half of the profits. "
Li Longji said proudly.
Zu Zan nodded. He felt that he was really stupid. He shouldn't have asked such a question.
*****
When others felt that they were very idle, there was still a group of people who didn't dare to relax.
Night fell. As the first brigade's commander, Yang Qiang looked at the 535 Highland model on the sand table and said to his subordinates, "We still have to fight. If we don't take down this highland, it will be considered a failure."
"We have to fight, but my first brigade only has 600 people left. We don't know how many people there are on the other side of the mountain. My 600 people have been attacking for a long time. The referee said that the morale of the enemy is low."
Kong Lu was worried that his brigade would continue to charge up, so he reminded himself of the difficulty in front of them.
"Then let the second brigade go." Yang Qiang looked at the second brigade's commander. This person was called Li Gong.
Li Gong nodded firmly. "I promise to complete the mission. Even if my brigade has to fight to the last man, I will personally charge up and take down 535 Highland."
"Okay, pass down my order. The artillery battalion will attack. The second brigade will follow." Yang Qiang had no other choice but to use this tactic.
Shi Chun didn't rest at all. He knew that the enemy would definitely take advantage of the night to attack. His battalion didn't plan to return alive. If they could use up all of the enemy's artillery, then the rest of his brigade would have an easier time.
When the messenger reported that the enemy's artillery was covering the area, Shi Chun stood in front of the sand table. He didn't give any orders. He just watched. He had given all the orders that he needed.
The only thing he could do was to wait for the referee to make the right decision.
Li Gong returned to his room. "The second brigade, attack. Full force. Don't wait for the enemy to appear. Advance while firing. Take it down in one go."
"Report! Our attack force has been blocked. The referee has determined that the death toll is more than 60 people. "
After Li Gong gave the order, not long after, the messenger ran in to report.
"Huh?" Li Gong was stunned. "Our army is under fire? Guns? They are natives. I know the commander isn't, but the rules say so. Why do they have guns? "
"Sir Li, I can't tell you this. You can continue to command, or you can give up command and go to the sand table." The messenger repeated what he always said.
"I'm not going to look. Attack, attack. I'll know what happened after we take them down," Li Gong said angrily.
However, he knew what happened before the battle started. The enemy's first line of defense had retreated when they were about to attack. They took over the trench.
Then, the news came back.
"Report, our army has taken over the enemy's first line of defense. We found that they fixed the barrels in front of their guns. They copied how we fired and loaded the bullets. They didn't aim properly. However, because our army is full force and we have more people, we suffered a lot of losses. The referee has determined that our brigade has lost 170 people."
Li Gong nodded. "I understand. Their guns are the guns of our first brigade. It's easy to learn how to shoot. The hard part is to aim. That's why they fixed the barrels and didn't aim.
In other words, when we attack, if we avoid that line, we won't be hit. It's my order to full force that harmed my brothers. "
"Yes," the messenger replied.
"He's so capable. He can even take advantage of this loophole. If he didn't lead the natives but his family's protection team, would my brigade have been eaten by him?"
After Li Gong said that, he suddenly thought of something. "Our artillery is useless? We've already fought three rounds. Why do they still have fortifications? "
The messenger ran out and hurried back after a while.
"Report, it's useful. Every time, our artillery can cause a lot of damage to the enemy's fortifications. However, they haven't stopped building. We've destroyed the ones above, but they still have places to hide below."
"Why? Don't they fight? Do they specialize in digging holes? Order, continue to attack. Tell the soldiers to avoid the enemy's straight line of attack. I don't care if I jump or crawl forward. "
Li Gong knew that he wouldn't be able to get an answer, so he gave another order. Since they knew how the enemy was attacking, they should hide. If they hid, they wouldn't be afraid of being hit.
"Report, our vanguard is attacking. We found that the enemy target has been shot several times but hasn't fallen. He's scared and doesn't dare to move forward." The messenger didn't take long before he reported to Li Gong again.
"I'm convinced. Anything can happen, right? Order the attacking members of our regiment to continue forward. If they stop, shoot them on the spot. "
Li Gong didn't ask why this time. It was useless to ask.
"Report, when our army reached the enemy's third line of defense, the enemy counterattacked. Our army shot and hit five times. The enemy only has one person down. They're already entangled and engaged in hand-to-hand combat."
The messenger reported.
Before Li Gong could react, another messenger ran in. "Report, the enemy used their own bodies and ours to block in front of them and counterattacked. Our army has suffered heavy losses."
"I know, I know. Okay, when the time comes, I must see who the enemy's commander is. They don't even let the dead go. They're really unscrupulous.
Send a message to the brigade. I request the artillery battalion to continue attacking. Don't care about our casualties. All of our soldiers are to fight on the spot. No one is allowed to retreat. "
The artillery battalion's cannons sounded again. The battle continued.
They fought until dawn. A day and a half had passed on the sand table. In a while, it would be two days. The vanguard of the Great Tang army took down the 535 high ground. In fact, it wasn't that high anymore. It was blown up by the cannons.
Commander Yang Qiang looked at the results but didn't look happy at all. A total of more than 1,700 people had died. After taking down the high ground, he found that the enemy was only a battalion, a logistics battalion. His artillery battalion had run out of ammunition.
"General, please." Yang Qiang looked at Shi Chun who was' escorted 'over and said.
Shi Chun hadn't died yet. In theory, he had killed three people at the last moment. The enemy was aiming to capture him alive, so they didn't kill him.
Hearing the strong emotions in the other's words, Shi Chun Weiwei smiled. "If you have something to say, say it quickly. When the battalion was broken, I took poison. I don't have much time to live. Your military doctor's equipment is not good. Now, ask me something useful. I'll answer you selectively."
"How long have you been studying? Are you in the inner court of the Zhang Family and Wang Family? "Yang Qiang asked.
"You flatter me. The inner court can't be in charge of the logistics battalion. The main force is 100,000 people. The commander is in the inner court. I'm the one who applied to join the inner court. I think after this martial arts examination ends, with my battle results, I can enter. Thank you."
Shi Chun was still smiling.
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