Tang's dining table

"Xiao Siye died on Lishan Mountain after all. His Mo Dao skills were extremely powerful. It's a pity to think about it."

When Li Hong saw the servant woman bringing a bowl of soup, he tasted it himself and then brought it to Xu Jingzong's mouth.

Xu Jingzong took a sip of the decoction. He might have felt it was bitter, so he frowned and said, "Those who are either snakes or rats will die."

Li Hongdao: "I know that my father may be tolerant to such people, but there is no room for tolerance here."

Xu Jingzong finished a bowl of bitter medicine soup, threw a rock candy into his mouth, smacked a hint of sweetness and said, "Your Highness, please don't interfere with Zhang Jianzhi's matter."

Li Hongdao: "Going south or going north is indeed a big question. Yunchu doesn't support going south, and he feels uneasy in being alone."

Xu Jingzong smiled and said: "Sing the song of whichever mountain you are in. Yunchu is in Chang'an and has no plans to move. Zhang Jianzhi's southward strategy threatens Chang'an's central position, so he is naturally opposed to it. of.

However, in the long run, going south is actually more profitable. The prince must not forget that since Liang Jianfang's expedition to the Gongyue tribe encountered floods in the Gobi, there has not been a drop of rain in the Gobi for six years.

When the Tarim River floods in summer, it has not reached the Yanqi Governor's Mansion for four years. This shows that there is a serious shortage of water. If the Tarim River does not flood, it will not bring benefits to farming on both sides, and many oases will disappear.

Loulan has been completely submerged by wind and sand, and the water volume of the Shule River in Hexi Province for five consecutive years has been less than 60% of the good years.

This is a process from north to south, and there seems to be no sign of improvement at present.

As water decreases, oases and grasslands will disappear in just a blink of an eye. After a large number of oases and grasslands disappear, war will inevitably break out again in the Western Regions. This will not happen because of a certain person or ruler. What a change.

At the same time, I also noticed that in places north of Yingzhou, spring is seven days later on average than six years ago, and the unblocking date of Blackwater is also later than six years ago, and there is a trend of getting later and later. .

Whether it's the drought in the Western Regions or the cold in Liaodong, they all prove one thing: they are becoming increasingly unsuitable for human survival.

It has become a foregone conclusion that the barbarians from the Western Regions and the barbarians from the north will gradually migrate southward. If your Highness has any doubts, you might as well order someone to bring the customs and defense records from the Western Regions and Liaodong to discover this.

When those people go south, they will inevitably conflict with the Tang Dynasty.

This is not a robbery, but a battle for survival. Once it starts, it will be a life-or-death situation.

Of course, our Tang Dynasty now has strong soldiers and horses, and the barbarians and barbarians will only die if they go south. However, who can guarantee that our Tang Dynasty can remain as strong as it is today?

The cunning rabbit still has three holes. If the Tang Dynasty cannot find a way out when it is at its strongest, does it mean that we have to wait until things get out of hand before moving south?

The current structure of the south in the Tang Dynasty was the foundation laid by Yiguan's southern migration after the Five Chaos of China. Your Highness should have tasted the bitterness of the miserable situation of the Han people at that time from the history books.

This is why I firmly support Zhang Jianzhi's move south. "

Li Hong blinked and looked at Xu Jingzong blankly. Xu Jingzong was confused and immediately said: "Does Yunchu also have such worries?"

Li Hong sighed and said: "It is said that heroes have the same opinion. I didn't believe it before. But after listening to Taifu's words, I completely believe it."

Xu Jingzong frowned and said, "Since Yun Chu also discovered this, why did he still go north?"

Li Hong sighed and said: "Master said that when the Tang Dynasty sought a retreat to the south, it would naturally have to abandon the north. If we take a step back, the barbarians in the west and the barbarians in the north will take a step forward. So, where is the right place to retreat to?

Did Guangzhou, Annan, or the entire Tang Dynasty retreat to that island called Liuqiu to go fishing?

Everyone feels that there is a way out, will they forget that there is still resistance? "

Xu Jingzong frowned and said, "He wants to deploy the northern defense line?"

Li Hong touched his head and said: "In front of the master and the master, Gu Lao always felt that he was a fool. The master said that the strong will always be strong and the weak will always be weak. That is what I have to consider.

Master also said that if the barbarians from the west dare to go south, kill them! If the barbarians from the north dare to go south, they will be killed for three hundred years. How can there be uncertainty in the world? "

Xu Jingzong said with an ugly face: "Your master died young! Looking at the history books, which dynasty can be strong for three hundred years?"

Li Hong chuckled and said, "Gu want to give it a try. After all, Gu is only 17 years old."

Xu Jingzong slumped back to Jintao, looked at Li Hong feebly and said: "So, the prince is going to support the northward strategy?"

Li Hong said in surprise: "Gu is not a child, so what choice do you have to make? When Gu becomes an adult, he will naturally want both!"

Xu Jingzong seemed to have expected that Li Hong would say this, and teased: "Just like His Highness wants Pei's Zhengshuo, he also wants Yunna's good-heartedness?"

Li Hongtian laughed shamelessly and said: "Gu is a prince, and he has the world in his mind. Naturally, he can accommodate more things. Zhengshuo, I want all the lonely people in my heart. I want them all, whether I go south or north."

This is not contradictory at all. "

Xu Jingzong laughed, but after only laughing for a moment, he burst into tears. Li Hong was immediately at a loss and wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start.

Fortunately, Xu Jingzong cried for a moment, then beat his weak body and said to Li Hong: "I wish I could be fifty years younger and compete with Yun Chu."

When Yunchu saw Yao Chong again, the originally high-spirited young man looked downcast.

Yun Chu looked at Wen Wen who came with him and said, "Why, you can't even take down those idiots, the Wu brothers?"

He took a gentle toothache-like breath and said, "When a tiger meets a turtle, it has nowhere to turn."

Yun Chu said: "No way, those two brothers are not smart people."

Gentle said: "I only know today that sometimes fools are much more difficult to deal with than smart people."

Yun Chu said in surprise: "Tell me the reason."

Yao Chong whispered: "The Wu brothers are doing everything right now without any flaws. Taking advantage of the good opportunity of delivering affordable housing, they have already allocated the first tranche of commercial housing money to those businessmen.

Not only that, the two brothers also lowered the price of commercial housing by nearly 30%. However, the construction specifications are the same as those of the East and West cities and Zhuque Street, or even worse.

It goes without saying that the quality of affordable housing is good. In the past few days, people in Chang'an have been going to Nancheng to look at the houses that have been built. Some people who want to buy a house have taken the initiative to inquire about the residents. This inquiry is all praise, and there is no mention of the houses built by others. The house is not good.

The most terrible thing is that the Wu brothers also announced the various contracts they signed with businessmen, and told the people openly that the houses in the commercial district were sold just to recover the capital invested in the affordable housing. They also said that after this After the money is recovered, we must continue to use this money to improve the housing conditions of the people in Chang'an and Luoyang.

Now, many people have started to pre-purchase houses from their brothers.

The disciple wanted to use some unscrupulous means to destroy the idea of ​​the Wu brothers. As a result, considering that his aunt was the queen, no one dared to do so, and no merchant dared to follow us to deliberately cause harm. "

Yun Chu's eyes almost bulged out after listening to Yao Chong's words. The price of their house was low, the quality was good, the queen was the guarantee, and the location wasn't too bad... Compared with their brothers, he was definitely a sinister person. guy.

If this is really the case, how can I compare to others, unless I can prosper the business in the East and West cities, and even Suzaku Street to a certain extent, so that I can offset the people's and businessmen's demand for high housing prices? concern.

The problem is that even the trading floor is half-dead now, and business cannot prosper. Even if I come up with the extravagances of later generations, I can only succeed for a while. Over time, I have spent so many years and worked hard to build a person. Even if it collapses, people from Chang'an might point their fingers at their backs and scold them afterwards.

Wen Wen gritted her teeth and said: "If these two bastards have any ambition to make progress and want to use the Nancheng reconstruction project to make a big fortune for the Queen, we have all the ways to make them lose money without even wearing their pants.

It's different now. The two brothers went there with the intention of not seeking merit but seeking no fault.

Yunchu, this time, we really can't do anything to them.

Otherwise, you order to relocate all the flavorful industries of Chang'an Night Incense, Zankeng, Sauce Shop, and Leather Workshop to Nancheng. In this way, we will have a chance to make a comeback. "

When Yun Chu heard this, he couldn't help but trembled and said, "Do you believe it or not, if I did this, the queen could come from Luoyang to Chang'an, strip me naked, hang me on the Tianshu pillar, and dry me in public?

Will you place all those delicious businesses in my home?

Even if your majesty and the prince come forward together, they can't save me.

Don't think about it, we can't compete with power. "

Yao Chong looked at Wen Wen with resentment and said, "Master, you gave me an impossible task."

Looking at the pair of discouraged master and apprentice, Yun Chu thought for a while and said: "There is no chance now, which does not mean there will never be a chance. At this time, we must stay calm and wait for the opponent to make a mistake first. The essence of the Wu brothers is stupidity. Yes, as long as we are willing to wait, we will surely get the opportunity we need."

Wen Wen nodded and said, "Now, that's all we have to do."

Just when Yun Chu and Wen Wen were about to drink several cans of tea to relieve their depression, they suddenly heard Wu Sansi's hoarse roar coming from the Wu brothers' mansion not far away.

"Why? Why--"

The voice was not only angry, but also contained infinite grievance.

The clever Yao Chong immediately opened the door of the official house so that he could hear clearly what happened in the Wu brothers' house.

"You are all villains, you are all villains. We have done all the hard work, and you come here to pick peaches, right? I want to see the queen, I want to see the queen -"

Wu Chengsi's sad and angry voice also came from there. It seemed that their brother had been replaced.

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Wen Wen adjusted her robe and said to Yao Chong, "Let's make a new plan."

Yao Chong said with a smile: "The queen must be dissatisfied with the Wu brothers' low-price strategy...hehehehe..."