"Brilliant, what a genius!" The Finance Minister's eyes were very sharp. He could see that the artificial fish rearing method and the secret technique of live fish were a perfect combination.
"With this method, the Empire's fishing industry will definitely double and the price of fish will drop by 50%. Countless people will benefit from this."
The Finance Minister, Su Ling Nong, was dancing with joy. This was the most successful day since he became the Finance Minister. He thought that he would be satisfied with solving the problem of the carp, but he didn't expect that there would be two surprises today.
As long as he promoted the artificial fish rearing method and the secret technique of Mo Clan's live fish, his name would definitely be recorded in history. The Village Mo Clan is my lucky star! The Finance Minister was beaming with joy.
"Caring for the world and not asking for anything in return. It is a blessing for the Empire to have such people." Zhangsun Wuji congratulated. He was an old fox. He didn't say a word during the argument. Now that everyone was happy, he quickly came out to pick up the fruits of victory.
"Eh! There are still requests! "Pande glanced behind and wiped his cold sweat.
"Eh!" Zhangsun Wuji was stunned.
Li Shimin was stunned.
All the officials were stunned!
"Children are fooling around! Don't take it seriously! "Qin Qiong laughed awkwardly.
"Let's hear it. What requests does the Village Mo Clan have?" Li Shimin said with interest.
Pande continued reading, "However, what will happen to the Village Mo Clan the year after next? After careful investigation, the Minister of Foreign Affairs found that the root of the Village Mo Clan's problem is not only the barren land and drought, but also the Village Mo Clan's younger brothers who are not suitable for farming. The secret technique of live fish made the Minister of Foreign Affairs see a way out for the Village Mo Clan. He asked the Emperor to allow the Village Mo Clan to open a factory and do business. The Minister of Foreign Affairs promises that we will actively explore and try to invent something similar to the secret technique of live fish to contribute to the Tang dynasty. All the villagers of the Village Mo Clan congratulate the Emperor. "
After Pande finished reading, he closed the memorial and placed it in front of Li Shimin on the Dragon Throne.
All the officials were silent. After a long time, Li Shimin broke the silence, "What do you think of this memorial?"
"Except for the last sentence, the rest of it is half literary and half nonsensical. There is no literary talent at all!" Wei Zheng snorted. It seemed that he was belittling the Mo's Village, but in fact, he had mentioned the most important sentence, "Poverty leads to change."
"The Minister agrees!" The finance minister expressed his support first because the Mo's Village had already given him a big surprise. He even had a little bit of selfishness. If the Mo's Village had a method similar to the secret skill of living fish, he would not give it up even if there was a slight possibility.
"The Minister objects! The national policy of our dynasty is to emphasize agriculture and suppress commerce. Village Mo is a farmer, how can they do business? Isn't that going against the national policy? "Imperial Censor Du retorted.
"The Minister agrees!" Surprisingly, Imperial Censor Du glared at Imperial Censor Wang when he argued with Imperial Censor Mo. Imperial Censor Du had just helped Imperial Censor Wang, and now Imperial Censor Du was against him.
Censor Wang shrugged his shoulders helplessly. He didn't want to support the Mo Family Village, but if he didn't allow the Mo Family Village to do other things, then the Mo Family Village would never be able to resolve their survival crisis. Wouldn't that mean that the secret recipe of the live fish would never be made public?
"The Minister objects!"
"The Minister objects!"
The whole imperial court was divided into two groups. Unexpectedly, most of the officials in the south of the Yangtze River agreed, while most of the officials in the north objected. Obviously, the secret skill of living fish and the method of artificial breeding would benefit the south a lot.
"Approved! The Mo's Village is allowed to open a factory and do business, and it will not be regarded as a lowly person! "Li Shimin made the final decision.
If Meton was here, he would definitely cheer. It should be known that in the Tang Dynasty, doing business was regarded as a lowly person, who couldn't take the imperial examination or wear silk or satin for the rest of his life, and he could even be bullied by others. This was also why Meton had thousands of ways to make the Mo's Village rich, but he chose to sell live fish, which was time-consuming and laborious. After all, the nature of selling live fish was similar to that of selling grain, which could also be regarded as agricultural production. Now Li Shimin allowed the Mo's Village to be treated as a lowly person, which opened a new door for the Mo's Village.
"Your Majesty is wise!" The officials replied.
"However, Meton, the founding County Count, is young and ignorant. I order County Count Meton, the founding County Count, to enter the Imperial College to study after the New Year. He is not allowed to drop out before three years are up." Li Shimin unexpectedly gave an order.
"Ah!" The officials were stunned.
"Your Majesty, you can't!" A white-haired old man rushed out from the crowd. This person was the Chancellor of the Imperial College, Kong Yingda.
"Why can't I?" Li Shimin asked in reply.
"The Imperial College is the holy land of Confucianism. Meton is Mo Jiazi's younger brother, how can he enter?" Kong Yingda objected.
"Sigh! Chancellor Kong has a sectarian bias. Back then, when Confucius came to study in front of the Sage, it was still a beautiful story. Today, Brother Mo Jiazi came to study in the land of Confucianism. Why can't he do it! "The Imperial Astronomer, Li Chunfeng, smiled and added insult to Kong Yingda's injury.
Although Confucianism and Daoism had coexisted peacefully for many years, there were still many conflicts between them. Usually, Confucianism's strength was much higher than Mohism's. However, ever since Li Tang succeeded the throne and revered Laozi, Li Er, as his ancestor, Daoism's days were obviously much better. They also started to think of ways to retaliate against Confucianism.
"You!" Kong Yingda was flustered.
"That's right! Chancellor Kong, the Imperial College is the place where the empire nurtures talents. The descendants of the empire's marquises all study in the Imperial College. Meton is only fifteen years old and is the founding County Count of the empire. He fits the requirements to enter the Imperial College. "Zhangsun Wuji said with a smile.
"This!" Kong Yingda suddenly realized that he was helpless.
Qinqiong was also secretly anxious. Meton had entered the sacred land of Confucianism alone, and he didn't know what kind of difficulties he would face. Just as he was about to go up and persuade His Majesty to withdraw the order, he was pulled back by Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin.
"En!" Qinqiong looked at Cheng Yaojin in confusion. He didn't know why his old friend was pulling him back.
"Don't worry, Meton, this little catfish, is very cunning. He might not necessarily be at a disadvantage if he enters the Imperial College. Who knows, it might be another good show. " Cheng Yaojin said with a smile. From Meton's rescue of Yu Er to the current struggle in the imperial court, he could clearly see that Meton was not someone who was easy to deal with.
"Little catfish!" Qinqiong was stunned and suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air. He looked at Li Shimin in astonishment. He didn't think that Li Shimin would use Meton to experiment with the catfish effect.
The officials also came to a realization. That's right, a little brother of Mo Jiazi entering the sacred land of Confucianism was like a catfish entering the territory of sardines. This was very similar to the catfish effect.
Meton was the creator of the catfish effect, but Li Shimin was actually using him as a catfish to experiment on. This was simply a reversal of fortune.
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