"Your Majesty, which one is more important, the people of the empire or the carp?"
Wei Zheng was indeed a fierce person, he directly questioned Li Shimin.
"Of course my people are more important!" Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "Li Daozong, immediately investigate the case of wrongly judging the people because of the carp, and release the innocent people!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Daozong replied.
"Your Majesty, you are so wise!" All the officials replied respectfully.
At this point, it was no longer important whether the carp was the secret technique of the Mo Family's village or not.
Censor Wang's heart was trembling. He didn't expect that the secret technique he came up with would be ruined by the Grand Minister Su Lingnong. He couldn't help but look at the other censor, Du Lun.
To be honest, Censor Wang's situation was not good, and he had lost all his advantages. He didn't want to get involved in this mess, but he owed Censor Wang a favor, and he had to pay it back today.
"Your Majesty, from now on, the fishing industry of the empire will be prosperous. The fishermen of the empire will live in peace and contentment, and the people will be lucky!" Censor Du congratulated.
"However, if the fishing industry becomes prosperous in the future, there will be some hidden problems, Your Majesty, please investigate!"
"Oh, what hidden problems? Tell me quickly!" Li Shimin said.
"Every autumn is the best time for fishermen to harvest, but the live fish are very delicate. Once they come out of the water, they will die in a short period of time. If the Mo Family's village can disclose the secret technique of the Mo Family's village, it will be a blessing for all the fishermen in the world.
"What a joke! The secret technique of the Mo Family's village is the foundation of the Mo Family's village, and it is related to the hope of thousands of villagers for generations. Censor Du, do you want to support thousands of villagers?" Cheng Yaojin shouted angrily.
In this era, if any family had a unique secret manual, they would treat it as a family heirloom, allowing the family to prosper from generation to generation. Even if they had to sacrifice their name, they would not reveal a single word about it. What about passing it down to males and not females, passing it down to sons and not to daughters-in-law? Weren't they all proof?
Even those who sold braised meat on the streets hid their recipes well. Even if they were extremely wealthy, they would still act like old farmers. In the middle of the night, the father and son would hide in their room and secretly concoct ingredients. If there were no accidents, this scene would continue for several generations until their shop closed down.
"How can we hide such a secret technique that will benefit the country and the people? Besides, the Mo Family's village has offered the secret technique of the Mo Family, and the empire will treat them well." Censor Du tried to suppress the Mo Family's village with the national righteous cause.
It had to be said that this move was indeed effective. The officials present were all Confucian scholars, and they often did this kind of thing! They didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Even the Finance Minister was tempted. If the secret recipe of the Mo's Village was made public, there would be countless living people in the Tang Empire!
Censor Wang couldn't help smiling. This was the result of his discussion with Censor Du. Censor Du would be the gentleman, and Censor Wang would be the villain. As long as the Mo Family's village made the secret technique of the Mo Family public, the Wang Family's Fish Store would soon beat the fresh fish store of the Mo Family's village with its huge market share. Although the profit was not as big as the exclusive control, the Wang Family's Fish Store would still be the leader, and they wouldn't have to worry about the threat of the Mo Family's village.
"Ridiculous. The Mo Family's village is not here, but you want to rob others' secret technique. Then what's the difference between the imperial court and the fish gang who kidnapped the villagers of the Mo Family and tried to steal the secret technique of the Mo Family's village?" Li Daozong snorted and said.
He was in charge of the Ministry of Justice. From the legal point of view, the secret technique of the Mo Family's village was the private property of the Mo Family. No matter what the reason was, robbing the secret technique of the Mo Family's village was robbing.
Hearing Li Daozong's words, the whole imperial court was shocked.
"But the secret technique of the Mo Family's village is related to countless fishermen of the empire!" Censor Wang didn't want to give up.
Li Shimin was also in a dilemma. On one hand, there were countless fishermen of the empire, and on the other hand, there were thousands of families in the Mo Family's village. Harming one person for the benefit of the world, or harming the world for the benefit of one person, Li Shimin was also caught in the struggle between interests and morality.
"Your Majesty, County Count Meton, who founded the country, has a report!" Qin Qiong broke the deadlock with one sentence.
"Meton!"
All of the court officials remembered this name, and Imperial Censor Wang's heart trembled. Could it be that Meton was also going to lodge a complaint against him?
"Hurry up and hand it over!" Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat. He also wanted to see what Brother Mo Jiazi, who had stirred up the entire Imperial Court, had to say.
"Yes!" Pande took a stack of memorials and read them aloud.
"Your Majesty, I, together with five thousand villagers of the Mo Family Village, kowtow to Your Majesty. The Mo Family Village has been established for twenty years. There are too many people and too little land. It is so barren. Every year, we can't make ends meet. The villagers often go hungry. …" Meton complained at length as soon as he wrote the memorial.
"Every year, we only see our daughters getting married, but we don't see any villagers getting married. There are 863 single men in the Mo Family Village."
"Pfft!" Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The other officials also blushed. Li Shimin's mouth twitched. Even Pande felt embarrassed.
"But the Mo Family Village is united to overcome the difficulties. Ever since the village was established, no one in the Mo Family Village has ever frozen or starved to death." Pande couldn't help but be in awe. Years ago, his family members starved to death and couldn't survive, so he entered the Imperial Palace with nothing. He knew how difficult it was to achieve this.
"The Mo Family Village is good!" Cheng Yaojin praised.
Qin Qiong nodded.
The other officials nodded.
Li Shimin also nodded slightly.
It was commendable that such a poor Mo Family Village could achieve this.
"However, poverty leads to change! In order not to add to the burden of the Empire and not to be discredited by the government, the Mo Family Village finally experimented repeatedly in the secret book of the Mo Family Village. After countless setbacks, they successfully invented the secret skill of the Mo Family Village, the Mo Family Village. " As Pande read, the magnificent picture of the Mo Family Village trying to survive in order to save themselves suddenly appeared in his mind.
"I beg your pardon. Such a skill that benefits the country and the people should be offered to Your Majesty at the first time. But I was selfish and the 5,000 villagers couldn't continue their lives. So, the Minister had no choice but to leave the secret skill of the Mo Family Village to earn some food for the villagers. Your Majesty, please have mercy on us. After the Mo Family Village survives this year's crisis, we will definitely announce the secret skill of the Mo Family Village at the first time. "
Censor Wang was delighted. He didn't expect that the Mo Family Village would take the initiative to announce the secret skill of the Mo Family Village. His previous efforts were in vain, and he even got Censor Du's favor.
Li Shimin also quietly breathed a sigh of relief. This time, he did not have to be in a difficult position.
"Great, now the fishermen have another way to survive!" The finance minister beamed with joy.
"Finance minister, there is another surprise!" Pande took out a piece of paper from the memorial and handed it to Li Shimin. He said, "This is the artificial fish farming method offered by the Mo Family Village. Your Majesty, please have a look."
Li Shimin took it and was soon attracted by the content on the paper. After a long time, he said, "What a wonderful method!"
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