Fang Xuanling's expression changed drastically as he looked at Han Qiu. At this moment, Fang Xuanling, who was known for his resourcefulness, actually didn't know how to end this.
Dunn! The third generation died!
If these words had come from a drunkard or a prisoner on death row, Li Er and Fang Xuanling wouldn't have any change in expression.
However, the person who said this was a wise man. How could a wise man not be shocked when he said such words?
Li Shi Min suppressed the fear in his heart and placed the teacup on the wooden table. He asked,"Uncle Han, why do you say that? Why did the Tang Empire perish in three generations?"
" Due to the severe drought in Youzhou Province, the aristocratic families and clans hoarded the grain prices in Youzhou Province and pushed the grain prices from five stones to two stones. In the long run, the stronger the aristocratic families were, the weaker the commoners would be. When the aristocratic families grew to a certain extent, they would definitely have a bigger scheme..."
Li Shi Min heard Han Qiu's words and immediately understood.
The drought in Youzhou Province was not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster!
If the powerful clans in Youzhou were willing to provide food, they wouldn't need to mobilize food from Yangzhou and other places to relieve the disaster.
Han Qiu's words planted a deep seed in Li Shiming's heart.
The five surnames and the seven Wangs were all wealthy clans!
Li Yuan was able to secure his position because he had the support of the Five Families and Seven Wangs, but his tail was too big. According to Uncle Han, the Five Families and Seven Wangs would sooner or later become the bane of the Tang Empire.
A large part of the reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty was due to the imperial examinations. The imperial examination system broke the control of the upper class by the gentry, causing the Sui Dynasty to be opposed by the gentry.
"Uncle Han, I understand now. The major clans are hoarding grain in Youzhou and selling it at a high price, causing the prices of goods in Youzhou and other places to skyrocket.”
Han Qiu's words about the Tang Dynasty's demise had completely made Li Shimin have bad thoughts about the Five Families and Seven Wangs. He had no choice but to deal with these families ruthlessly.
At noon, Han Qiu asked Little Li and Old Fang to stay at home for dinner. They made vinegar fried pork slices and stir-fried meat with chili peppers. Fang Xuanling and Li Er's faces turned red from eating.
"What is this smell? "It's so strange. I can't tell if it's numb or painful…" Fang Xuanling said.
"Is it still numb and painful?"
"This is spicy!"
Han Qiu picked up a piece of chili and put it into her mouth. It was spicy and fragrant. The spicy was chili, and the fragrance was pure local pork. She grew up eating grain, so she didn't have Clenbutrofen!
Li Er and Fang Xuanling both felt strange. This Uncle Han was really omnipotent. Not only was his way of thinking strange, but even the food he ate was rare in the world!
"Whether it's corn or chili, they're all so rare.”
When Han Qiu asked the two to stay for lunch, a pontoon bridge was built on the Wei River not far from the Han Family Residence and a temporary ferry was arranged. These were all personally arranged by Wu Shi. Wu Shi almost drowned, which made Wu Shi realize that it was urgent to control the Wei River.
At the Minister of Works 'residence.
"Second Miss, you can't leave. Old Master told you not to go out.”
"Just accompany me to find my father."
Wu Cong begged the nanny.
" I really can't go. We'll play in Chang 'an. I'll accompany the Second Miss to Chang' an Street instead of the Wei River. You were drowned last time because I didn't follow you.”
The nanny persuaded Wu Kui not to take him to Wei River.
Wu Cong had no choice.
" Alright then, let's go to Vermilion Bird Avenue to play…"
Wu Cong didn't want to go to Wei River to find her father. She just wanted to find the person who saved her and see if she could meet him.
……
After noon, Li Er and Fang Xuanling left. The next day, a grain merchant came to the Han Village to buy corn at the price of two stones. He could also pay the farmers and invite them to cultivate corn in Chang 'an.
With such a good opportunity, the farmers in the Han Family Residence naturally would not let it go. They sold all the corn they had. Some farmers still had some corn in their hands, but the grain merchants had specified that they would buy corn and not corn.
Only then did the farmers give up.
When these merchants entered the Han Residence to collect grain, Han Qiu was a little confused. These merchants came too quickly. This Little Li and the old master were too resourceful.
In the beginning, when Little Li and Old Fang passed by the Han Residence, Han Qiu thought that the two of them were just passing by. However, the questions they asked later were mostly about state affairs and national policies, which made Han Qiu suspicious.
Han Qiu had used the words of the Three Generations of Tang to test Little Li and Fang Xuanling. With just one test, she had determined the depth of the two!
Now that a large number of grain merchants had entered the Han Residence to collect grain at the usual price of two dan, Han Qiu was even more certain of their identities. They were definitely not ordinary grain merchants, because ordinary grain merchants did not have such a large capital.
The Han Family Village welcomed a bumper harvest of corn. There were thirteen thousand dan of corn. According to the usual price of two dan, they had to pay six thousand five hundred strings. This was a huge sum of money!
Moreover, two stones was always a pure loss. No merchant would do such a thing.
In other words, the identities of these two people were not the merchants they had mentioned!
Han Qiu's eyes lit up. She had already realized the identity of these two people. However, since they were unwilling to reveal it, Han Qiu would treat them as businessmen!
……
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling left the Han Residence and returned to Chang 'an. They did not know that Han Qiu had already found out about the flawless plan.
Uncle Han had everything under control.
However, Han Qiu did not expect that these two important figures would also privately submit. Were they not afraid of meeting evil people?
……
In the Dew Palace, Li Shimin had been restless since he came back from the Han Family Residence. He couldn't sleep well at night. The next morning, he arranged for Qiao Zhuangcheng from the Ministry of Revenue to collect the grain. He decided that he should deal with the clans in Youzhou first.
The death of Tang San was the last thing Li Shimin wanted to see.
He wanted the Great Tang to be strong and prosperous for all eternity!
He thought of Qin Shihuang. The Great Qin Empire that Qin Shihuang had created had perished in the second generation. Now that the Great Tang was recovering its strength and gradually becoming stronger, how could the Great Tang be willing to die in the third generation?
However, how could the gentry be so easy to deal with?
When Li Shiming ascended the throne, he had been at odds with the Shi clan. The aristocratic families of the Shi clan supported the Crown Prince, and no one supported him. If the Shi clan supported Li Shiming, he would not have had to start the Black Tortoise Gate rebellion.
Li Shi Min suddenly said,""Uncle Han is right!"
Li Shi Min flung the sleeves of his dragon robe behind him and said in a dignified manner,"Summon the officials to court!"
He would never allow what Uncle Han said to happen!
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