The Golden Age Chapter 836: Story

"The whole army is wiped out?" The sage's eyes flicked.

Qin Xiao respectfully said: "This group of people chose the court to help the court put down the rebellion of the Queen Mother’s Association. It stands to reason that they are indeed redeeming their merits. The ministers also told them when it was critical. However, the saints are wise and wise. If they can cast aside the dark and turn to the light, the saints will be lenient and will even forgive their previous guilt."

"You are very good at attracting people."

"The situation at the time, the minister knew how to say this." Qin Xiao bowed his head respectfully and said: "After that, they helped the court chase the remnants of the rebel army and acted very loyally. The minister thought in his heart, this is the heavenly power of the saint. Let them surrender, but... the minister was not sure they must be sincere at the time, so he thought about it and wanted to take a gamble."

The saint said "Oh", and asked with interest: "What a gambling method?"

"This time the **** convoy is of great importance. If the Hangzhou battalion **** is mobilized, it will be safer." Qin Xiao said: "But the minister thought, this is also an opportunity to test this group of attached soldiers. If they can Safely escorting the convoy to Kyoto shows that they are indeed not ill-willed, and they really hope that the court can forgive them for their guilt. The minister knows that this is a risk. If these people have other plans, they suddenly attacked on the way and robbed the goods. Go, the minister just lost a terrible defeat."

The saint smiled and said: "So they passed your test?"

"To be precise, it has passed the test of the court." Qin Xiaowei raised his head and said: "The team did not have any twists and turns along the way and escorted the goods to Kyoto very smoothly. At this point, the ministers can be completely sure that they are really sincere. It is for this reason that the minister is here to courageously plead with the saints to forgive their guilt."

The sage pondered for a moment, then said: "You’re right. If they are really suspicious, the convoy will not be able to **** them to Beijing. But... Qin Xiao, you are quite brave. You even used the things in the palace to gamble. If there is an accident and the goods are robbed by them, what are you going to do?"

"The minister has no choice but to apologize." Qin Xiao said: "Fortunately, the saint's favor, the minister's head is saved."

The sage snorted and said: "I have to consider the matter of pardoning them. I can't agree to you right now." After a pause, he said: "I heard that you have reversed the case for many families in Jiangnan, what do you intend to do? ?"

Qin Xiao arched his hands and said: "For the court?"

"Oh?"

"The trade circulation in Jiangnan has always been very prosperous. The ministers are there with their own eyes. As long as they are stable, the flow of goods on both the land and the water is like a tide, and the commerce is really prosperous." Qin Xiao respectfully said: "Suzhou Qian's rebellion, It does bring trouble to the court, but if the Jiangnan aristocratic family is murdered and even uprooted, it is not only the Jiangnan family that is uprooted, but even the Jiangnan commerce and trade will be uprooted."

The saint sneered and said: "What do you know, killing a few local tycoons, can it still shake the foundation of Datang?"

"Sage, can the minister tell you a story?" Qin Xiao asked, looking up at the saint.

The face of the saint **** was slightly surprised, but he nodded slightly and said: "Say it!"

Qin Xiao glanced over, but found that the grandson Sheguan, who was next to the saint every time, actually

There was no trace, and I felt strange, but he respectfully said: "In the yard of a certain family, a pear tree has been planted since the ancestors. The tree is full of pears at harvest time each year. These pears Not only can you feast on the family, but you can also sell a lot of money when you pick it up at the market. The money is enough to supplement your household, so that the family can live a smooth life."

The saint did not speak, but looked at Qin Xiao with a pair of eyes.

"One day this pear tree was seen by a wealthy businessman. What he liked was not the pear, but the pear tree." Qin Xiao said, "It turns out that the trunk of this pear tree is very valuable. Make good furniture. The rich merchant offered a very high price to buy the pear tree." Looking at the saint, he cautiously said: “The minister dare to ask the saint, is this pear tree for sale?" /

The sage stared at Qin Xiao and quickly laughed. Although he is more than half a hundred years old, his smile is still very charming: "Does this story of you mean the same thing as a fisherman?"

"The saints are wise." Qin Xiao bowed and said: "If the Jiangnan family is murdered and their wealth is stolen, the court can get a huge sum of money, and it can also solve many difficulties in the DPRK, but after this , At least five to ten years are difficult to recover."

"Qin Xiao, are you alarmist?" The saint said indifferently: "It's just cutting off some powerful families, not the entire Jiangnan family. How can it be difficult to restore vitality? Even if the Jiangnan seven surnames are gone , Can no one replace them?"

"Yes." Qin Xiao nodded and said: "But the minister said that it will take five to ten years." After a pause, he explained: "The minister has conducted a detailed investigation in Jiangnan, Jiangnan is Datang Jiangnan’s prosperity as today’s trade center is not achieved overnight, but after hundreds of years of development. Any family of the seven surnames in Jiangnan can grow bigger, and it has also gone through several generations of hard work. They have lived in Jiangnan and even the whole Complex trade routes have been constructed throughout Datang. Once the Jiangnan family collapses, it will not only affect Jiangnan, but the entire world."

The saint frowned, Qin Xiao hesitated when seeing this, and asked cautiously: "The minister...should you not say it?"

"Just say it." The saint commanded: "Whatever you want, I will forgive you if you are wrong."

Qin Xiao immediately gained confidence and said: "The Jiangnan family has contacts with merchants from all over Datang. Once they are cut off, the trade between Jiangnan and other places will be cut off. The direct consequence is that it should be circulated. Trade ceased immediately, causing extremely serious consequences. Merchants all over the world will not have trade with the Jiangnan family within a few years, Datang’s trading center will be scattered, and some people with intentions will even get in the way and make trouble. More troubles. In other words, Datang’s entire business will be hit hard as a result. Jiangnan will no longer have the prosperity of the year within ten years. Whether it is taxation or a dazzling array of goods, it can no longer be compared with before. Chen said five By ten years, it means that after the seven surnames in Jiangnan are cut off, the court will immediately support new merchants. To allow them to rebuild business, they need to give them strong support and even reduce taxes. Otherwise, after ten years, will they be able to return to the previous ones? The grand occasion is also unknown."

Qin Xiao's remarks made the saint look straight at him. After a while, he said calmly: "Is it so serious?"

"The minister is risking his death to speak frankly." Qin Xiao said with a stern expression: "Many people may not tell the saints about these words, but the ministers eat the monarch's salary and dare not hide it. If the court does not care about the gift

Tax, even if you don’t even expect to collect taxes from Jiangnan within ten years, just to cut off the current group of families headed by the seven surnames of Jiangnan, you can naturally kill the killer and support a new group of people. But if the imperial court does not want to see Jiangnan's decline, under the current situation, it still needs to rely on these aristocratic families. "

"You have personally experienced the rebellion of the Qian family in Suzhou." The saint slowly said: "Do you think these people should not be cut off?"

Qin Xiao nodded and said: "The saints are wise and have far-reaching considerations. Naturally, they can't continue to give them the strength to cause chaos. Therefore, the minister thought that the court could slowly weaken their strength while protecting Jiangnan from undergoing drastic changes. Then gradually support others. Although it takes a longer time and is not as happy as cutting the mess with a sharp knife, it is beneficial to the court and the people of the world." After a pause, he said: "When the minister returns to Beijing, he will hang Hangzhou. Lin Hong of the Lin family brought back to Kyoto, and he was willing to accept any punishment from the saint. His attitude is worthy of praise."

The saint leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes, pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Qin Xiao, this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, you are doing things properly, which makes me very pleased."

"The minister does not dare." Qin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "The minister just thinks that everything that is good for the saint will not be wrong. If you follow this idea, even if you really do something wrong, the saint will Will forgive the ministers."

The sage laughed and said: "You will meet with stitches. Are you worried that I will punish you in the future, so I will show your loyalty in advance?" He stood up and walked by Qin Xiao with one hand behind his back, and said:" Accompany me out for a walk."

Qin Xiao said hurriedly: "According to the order!" I thought that the saint was really satisfied with the errand he had done this time, and he even took him out for a stroll.

Out of the imperial study room, surrounded by birds and flowers, a beautiful scenery.

The saint walked slowly along the bluestone path, Qin Xiao carefully followed behind.

"What you just said is not wrong." The saint said as he walked: "The Jiangnan family can't slash with a sharp knife. This will cause a lot of trouble, but we must not let them be as unscrupulous as they were at the beginning. I know. The wealth of the seven surnames in Jiangnan is even comparable to that of the national treasury. Do you think the existence of such a force poses no threat to the court?"

"Naturally there is a threat." Qin Xiao respectfully said: "So next we must let them continue to drive Jiangnan's trade, but we must also prevent them from posing a threat to the court." After a pause, he said straightforwardly: " The minister said something that shouldn’t be said. If these people want to continue to live, they should do business honestly. They must also think about where they should put the money they earn. If they put it in the wrong place, they will find their own death. The saints are already very tolerant to them. If they don’t understand and seek their own demise, it’s not the court’s fault."

The saint smiled faintly: "Do you think they will understand?"

"The minister thought they would not be so stupid that they didn't even understand this truth." Qin Xiao said: "If they really don't understand, someone next to them reminds them from time to time, they should understand it too."

"Who is this reminder?"

Qin Xiao hesitated, and finally said: "Everything is determined by the saint, and the ministers dare not speak nonsense."

"What do you think if I send you to stare at them in the south of the Yangtze River?" The saint stopped and walked to a peony lace, slightly lowered and sniffed, with a relaxed expression.