Zhenguan Wenzong System

Chapter 333 But People Always Have Their Country

How could Li Ke not be surprised?
The white sugar used by the clan today is all made in workshops under the Ministry of Industry, but unlike the brown sugar before, the supply of white sugar for the prince is only three catties per month.Even less than the amount of caramel provided to him.

This shows how rare it is.And the saying that rare things are precious can be used here.

But at this time, the Japanese slave was so arrogant that he wanted to ask Luo Yan for advice on how to make sugar.No wonder he would come here with a large number of presents, what Luo Yan said was indeed true, one must ask for courtesy.This Japanese slave not only asked for something, but also asked for a lot.

Immediately, I was eager to hear Luo Yan's answer, so I turned to look at Luo Yan, waiting for him to speak.

"Who are you, Sister Xiaoye?" Contrary to Li Ke's expectations, Luo Yan didn't say yes or no, but asked about such a person's name.

Seemingly mentioning the itching, Ono Chengwu said with a smile: "Mr. Cheng is indeed knowledgeable. Miss Ono is the ancestor of the family." After speaking, he bowed to Luo Yan to express his admiration.

It was originally thought that the negotiation would go smoothly at this point.However, Chengwu Ono was disappointed. Instead of agreeing, Luo Yan asked, "Why, during the Daye period, your ancestors took away dozens of technologies such as making pottery, iron, paper and Sinan from the previous dynasty. Now, you are still not satisfied." , want to take away what I have worked so hard to research?"

Just when he opened his mouth to explain, Luo Yan spoke again: "Get him out, and tell the gatekeeper by the way, these people will come in the future, there is no need to call the servants to beat them away."

Ono Chengwu was dragged away with a surprised face, but Luo Yan's voice explaining to Li Ke echoed in his ears: "You don't want to look at this tiny place in the Japanese country, but they are greedy. They are rich in sugar cane, and The common people are all slaves of the so-called emperor. At the same time, they have secretly made good friends with Baekje, if this technology is passed on, I am afraid that in the future, in the Tang Dynasty, there will be more white sugar in the Wa Kingdom.”

Li Ke nodded in confusion, and didn't ask any more questions.

Looking at the dementia on the child's face in front of him, Luo Yan shook his head, and said to the guards behind: "Okay, I'll be here today. Send your lord back to the mansion."

Seeing Li Ke being taken away, Luo Yan was not at peace.

It is a very confidential thing to make sugar by yourself, and Li Shimin personally manages all the affairs and strictly guards the sugar workshop.But now it seems that this matter is still leaking.

Not to mention that these Japanese slaves do things just as they see fits, but some people in Datang itself are absolutely unreliable.

It's just that, living in seclusion at home, I can't intervene in this matter, I can only do what I can do.

However, he still underestimated the power of the little devil.Just after Ono Chengwu returned, he was a little unwilling, thinking about the rules of the Central Plains officialdom that his grandfather taught him, he couldn't help but think of a ruthless move.

He visited Duke Cheng's mansion twice, and everyone knew about it.Although he didn't say anything about the two embarrassing incidents, some people still saw the scene where he was dragged out by King Wu's guards in disgrace.

Taking advantage of this, Ono Chengwu successively visited many ministers who had a problem with Luo Yan.Every time I get an interview, when it comes to the difficulties of this mission, I will always cry about what happened to me in Chengguo's mansion, and there are many slanders of Luo Yan's bullying and defiantness in his words.

Repeat a lie a thousand times and it becomes the truth.Not to mention that these people are more willing to believe these so-called lies.In people's hearts, they always subconsciously sympathize with those who are of low status. In addition, Luo Yan has always held a hostile attitude towards Japanese slaves. Regardless of the truth of the matter, many people in Chang'an City also sympathized with Japanese slaves. .

"Isn't it just to make white sugar? If Japanese slaves can make a large amount of white sugar and ship it to our Tang Dynasty, then taking advantage of the drop in sugar prices, wouldn't everyone in our Datang Dynasty benefit from it?" Some people are broad-minded and long-term The people said this, but it aroused the approval of many people.

The price of white sugar in the market is still very high, which is obviously not affordable by ordinary people.But the people who have been clamored don't know that even if the price of sugar falls, can they afford it for a family of five who spend less than the usual amount in a year?
The matter intensified, and even people in the court began to discuss it.

Because sugar making is a technology controlled by the royal family, some ministers coveted huge profits in it, and even used the slogan of the royal family and the people to compete for profit, and openly suggested to Li Shimin to release the production method of white sugar and turn it into a private operation.

Li Shimin was embarrassed.

Although the sugar production is not high, the profits in recent years have not been low.How could he be willing to throw out such a piece of fat.There were two completely different topics of discussion in the ruling and opposition parties. The folks mainly talked about Luo Yan, while the court mainly talked about Baitang.
Li Ke has been inquiring about news for Luo Yan these days, and every morning after practicing kung fu, he would lie there and tell Luo Yan what the folks said about him.

Some scolded him for being petty, some scolded him for being narrow-minded, and some said he took personal revenge.

Regarding these rumors, Luo Yan finally couldn't bear it anymore. One morning, he handed Li Ke a piece of paper and said, "Order someone to copy some of the things above, and paste them on various notice boards on Zhuque Street."

After speaking, ignoring Li Ke's surprised expression, he waved his hands and went back to the study.

Opening the paper a little tiredly, I saw the words on it:

"Pearls, jade, brocades and silks said with a smile, a paper gift list is worth tens of thousands.

Laugh at me for being narrow-minded and cold-hearted.

I don't know the secret of all the hard work and half a dendrobium money.

But everyone has three desires, and let Luo Lang love his family and country. "

After reading it, Li Ke couldn't help licking his lips.Luo Yan's scolding was ruthless enough, directly revealing the fact that some people had accepted the benefits of Japanese slaves, and even pointing his nose at them and scolding these people for greed, without any sense of patriotism.

Thinking about this doggerel posted on Zhuque Street, and how many dignitaries and dignitaries would hear the common people singing it when they came and went, Li Ke suddenly felt that Chang'an, which was originally quiet, might be lively again for a long time.

Li Ke didn't delay in doing things, but in one afternoon, according to Luo Yan's order, he not only pasted up all the signboards on Suzaku Street, but also did not let go of places with particularly dense crowds like Dongxi City.

The scholar who was originally brought by some people to join in the fun had nothing to say.

This is completely forcing people to stand in line.Do you want to say that Luo Yan did something wrong?Not really.They just turned away the gifts from the Japanese people and rejected their somewhat rude proposals.

Another thing that Li Ke helped Luo Yan do was to add the words that Luo Yan said to him that day at the end of this poem.Although brief, it thoroughly analyzed the situation of Wa, Baekje, Goguryeo, and Silla.

Now it makes people even more speechless.

Baekje has never followed Datang, but Silla is friendly with Datang.Japan's pro-Baekje and hatred of Silla, isn't it an indirect confrontation with the Tang Dynasty?

The clamor among the people died down first.The next step was to go to the court, and Li Shimin also took this opportunity to show off his power and question the ministers who had previously forced him to hand over the sugar-making technology.Originally, they were visited by Japanese slaves with great fanfare and generous gifts, but now Li Shimin caught the handle and cleaned them up.

When Li Ke entered the palace to meet Concubine Yang again, he found that Li Shimin was in the palace of his mother and concubine that day.

When Li Ke walked into the hall, Li Shimin smiled and sized him up.

"I heard that Luo Yan didn't teach you classics these days, but asked you to learn some boxing techniques?" Li Shimin was a little suspicious.Because he saw that Li Ke didn't grow much stronger because of it, on the contrary, his body was thinner than before.If it weren't for Li Ke's good spirits, Li Shimin would have almost thought that his son had been abused.

Li Ke looked at Concubine Yang and saw her nodding, so he knew that Concubine Yang had told Li Shimin about this.Since Li Shimin was not angry, he was thinking about the school himself.So I felt relieved, and told Li Shimin very straightforwardly: "Mr. Cheng told my ministers that before learning classics, one must hone one's temperament. Otherwise, even if he teaches, I can't learn well, and it will be useless."

Hearing this, Li Shimin laughed: "Then tell me, how is your temper tempered?"

"Father was disappointed. Duke Cheng asked my son to complete this set of boxing techniques within an hour. The child has just learned the whole set of moves. If it takes half an hour, it is fine, but it takes an hour. It won’t work.” Although he was saying that he had let Li Shimin down, Li Ke was a little proud.

Because after watching for so many days, the four guards who followed him only knew a dozen or so moves.

Presumably Concubine Yang had already told Li Shimin part of the boxing scripture, and he was not surprised that Li Ke could fight fast but not slow.On the contrary, he told Li Ke very cautiously: "Luo Yan is a ghost of the world. If you don't talk about it, just talk about the sugar issue. Father didn't expect to solve it like this. You just follow him and learn from it." , not only scriptures, but also some things that can only be revealed through his words."

Seeing Li Ke accepting the order happily, Li Shimin said with a smile: "However, Luo Yan's temper is a bit too stubborn and bad, and it is too easy to offend others. Although you are a prince, Ke'er, you must not learned that."

After speaking, he seemed to feel that this was slandering Luo Yan, so he hurriedly changed his words: "However, he is very good to Changle. After a while, when his filial piety expires, I will let him get married immediately. When he has a family, he will also Then I can be more stable, and I can feel at ease when I use him."

After finishing speaking, he called Li Ke to his side and talked with Concubine Yang about his two children.

(End of this chapter)