civilwarnovels Chapter 110 Marriage Discussion (recommendation ticket requested)
Chapter 110 Marriage Discussion (recommendation ticket requested)
Chapter 110 Marriage Discussion (recommendation ticket requested)
"Huainanzi Qisu Xun": The body of governing the world is easy to keep, its affairs are easy to do, its etiquette is easy to perform, and its responsibilities are easy to pay.Therefore, people do not serve as officials, and officials do not work concurrently. Scholars, farmers, and businessmen are different from each other. Therefore, farmers and farmers speak forcefully, scholars speak and act with scholars, workers speak skillfully with workers, and merchants talk about numbers.
It means that in governing the world, people stick to their posts, and its affairs are easy to complete, its etiquette is easy to implement, and its debts are easy to repay.Therefore, one person does not hold multiple official positions, nor does one official hold multiple affairs concurrently. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen perform their own duties and engage in different work content in different fields.Therefore, farmers discussed the strength of their labor force, scholars discussed their virtues, artisans studied the ingenuity of technology, and merchants exchanged business experience.
The original intention of the ancients to propose scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce is for the better development of all walks of life.
But since the formation of the family, the family has been using the concept of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce to divide classes, just to show that they are superior to others.
Now Lin Xuan uses businessmen not to do production, and increases business tax in order to limit the increase of businessmen, so that they can't refute at all.
But if they don't refute it, it means that their family's caravan needs to pay business taxes.
For a while, the officials of the aristocratic family were racking their brains, thinking of ways to prevent Li Shimin from raising business taxes.
"That's the matter." Li Shimin said decisively, not giving the family a chance to deal with it.
Wang Ze came out and said, "May I ask who your Majesty is going to hand over this matter to?"
Now that this matter is a foregone conclusion, they must take this right into their hands no matter what.
Of course Li Shimin knew what Wang Ze was thinking, and said calmly: "I am going to let Ma Zhou, the servant on duty in my subordinate province, take full responsibility for the business and taxation, and he will be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
Who is Ma Zhou?The family turned around in their minds and couldn't remember it.
"Your Majesty is wise!" The officials of the aristocratic family echoed one after another.
In their eyes, since Li Shimin sent an unknown person to manage the business tax, it meant that Li Shimin didn't pay too much attention to the business tax.
In this way, the business tax increase has little impact on them, and there is no need to offend Li Shimin because of this matter.
They didn't know who Ma Zhou was, but Lin Xuan did.
This is a great man. Although his reputation is not obvious now, he is the future prime minister.
Ma Zhou was born in a poor family. Although he had a lifetime of talent and learning, he was always poor.
How much do you value in the future, and accept him as a guest, so that you will not live on the streets.
Last year, Li Shimin ordered hundreds of officials to write a letter to discuss the gains and losses of the government. Because Chang He was a military officer and did not dabble in Confucian classics, Ma Zhou stated more than 20 things that were in line with the time for Chang He, and asked him to report that everything was in line with his will.Li Shimin didn't believe that Chang He had such a talent, so he called to inquire. Chang He said: "This is not something I can write, it was drafted by a guest Ma Zhou. Every time he talks with my ministers, he always regards loyalty and filial piety as the purpose." Li Shimin Ma Zhou was summoned that day, and before Ma Zhou arrived, he sent people to urge him four times.After meeting with Ma Zhou, Li Shimin talked with him very happily, and made him serve on duty in Menxia Province.
Lin Xuan sneered, you don't take Ma Zhou seriously now, it will be too late when you know how powerful Ma Zhou is.
Seeing that no one was objecting, Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction, and discussed other matters with the minister.
It took a total of two hours for this grand meeting to end.
After the Great Court Meeting, it was time for Li Shimin to meet foreign envoys.
Regardless of his title and position, Lin Xuan was not qualified to stay with him, and he didn't want to stay, so wouldn't it be nice to go back to sleep early!
Walking out of the Tai Chi Palace, Lin Xuan saw many foreigners standing on the square outside the Tai Chi Palace.
They are lining up in the order arranged by the officials of the Ministry of Rites, waiting to be seen.
Lin Xuan felt a sense of pride in his heart for no reason. This is Datang, the Datang that all nations worship!
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"See His Majesty Tian Khan!" The envoys from various countries bowed and saluted.
Li Shimin looked at the envoys from various countries, a little complacently, he laughed and said, "Excuse me!"
Envoys from various countries submitted their credentials and gift lists one after another.
Li Shimin flipped through it casually, because the gifts in different countries are similar every year, so he didn't care too much.
"what?"
Li Shimin was a little surprised when he found the gift list from Tubo.
Not too few gifts, but too many gifts.
Tubo didn't surrender to the Tang Dynasty, so how could they send so many gifts?
Li Shimin glanced at the Tubo envoys calmly, and it was not easy to ask more questions on this occasion, so he could only find someone to investigate afterwards to see their intentions.
"Your Majesty of the Tang Dynasty, my Lord of Tubo has always admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty. I heard that the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty is waiting in my boudoir, and I want to marry the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty." Lu Dongzan bowed and said.
Li Shimin's face changed, he finally knew why Tubo gave such a heavy gift.It turned out that he wanted to hit his daughter's idea.
"Tubo is located in a remote place, and my daughter may not be used to it, so there is no need to talk about it." Li Shimin refused.
Not to mention that he promised to marry Li Lizhi to Lin Xuan, even if he didn't agree, he would not agree.
Lu Dongzan said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Lord of Tubo is very sincere. If Your Majesty agrees, Tubo is willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty."
Although Songtsan Gampo has unified Tubo, Tubo is not peaceful.
Songtsan Gampo sent Lu Dongzan as an envoy to the Tang Dynasty this time, just to stabilize the domestic instability, and had no intention of marrying the princess and becoming a vassal to the Tang Dynasty.
However, after Lu Dongzan came to Datang, he was moved when he learned that the most favored eldest princess of Datang was not yet married.
If Tubo can marry the princess of the Tang Dynasty, it will not only stabilize the domestic situation, but also annex Tuyuhun.
When the Tufan becomes stronger, they can even attack Datang.
"I'll wait for my consideration. I've already set up a banquet to entertain everyone." Li Shimin was a little moved when he heard that Tubo was willing to become a vassal, but he definitely didn't want to marry Li Lizhi to Tubo.
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After the banquet and the envoys from various countries left, Li Shimin called all the important officials to the study.
"What do you think about this matter?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, of course I cannot agree to this matter. Tubo is a small country, why should I marry Princess Datang?" Cheng Yaojin said disdainfully.
Many people agreed one after another, thinking that the princess should not be married to Tubo.
However, some civil servants disagreed, thinking that marriages have existed since ancient times, and Tubo is getting stronger and stronger. If Tubo can get the surrender, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to Datang.
"Okay, we'll discuss this later." Li Shimin looked at the quarreling ministers and said aloud.
He couldn't refuse the temptation of Tubo to become a vassal, but he was also unwilling to marry his daughter to Tubo, and he didn't know what to do for a while.
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Lu Dongzan submitted the letter of credence, asking for peace, wishing to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and to maintain peace forever.
This incident caused an uproar in Chang'an.
Some people think that Tubo is far and remote, and the princess should not be married to suffer.
Some people think that since Tubo is willing to become a vassal, Datang, as a state of etiquette, should marry a princess to deepen the relationship between the two countries.
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