Chapter 874 Admission

Chapter 874 Admission

Chapter 874 Admission
The fourth century AD was a turbulent era.

In the west of the Old World, Constantine I was elected Augustus by the Roman British Legion that was suppressing the barbarians abroad in 306 AD. He then defeated many opponents one by one and unified the Roman Empire.

In this year (325), he convened the Council of Nicaea attended by bishops and established the resolution of "rejecting all schools of thought and worshipping Christ alone".

The national conditions of the East and the West are different, but they also have similarities.

The classical First Empire in the East has reached a dead end today and is in urgent need of finding the form of the Second Empire.

When the first ray of sunlight rose in the east, countless flags appeared on the horizon.

The flags fluttered in the wind, occasionally making a crisp "crackling" sound, like a whip, exploding in everyone's hearts.

The cavalry came into view.

One, two, three...

Gradually, it became overwhelming and seemed to surround the entire field, causing everyone to stand up straight subconsciously.

The desolate sound of drums and horns rang out.

Under the Jin Temple, the Minister Yang Man read aloud a petition: "... the kings have usurped the throne and plotted against the law, so they have raised troops without authorization, driven the people, burned and looted the treasury, and killed loyal and good people..."

He read about the achievements of Liang Wang Shao Xun over the past twenty years.

This passage obviously talks about a series of wars in the early years between the King of Chengdu, the King of Hejian, the King of Changsha - and his successor, the King of Donghai.

As the recitation sounded, the soldiers of the Silver Spear Army had already lined up in the distance.

They were wearing armor, holding spears high, and moving forward step by step.

The steps were neither fast nor slow, the armor gleamed silver, and the formation was as strong as a mountain.

The face cannot be seen clearly from a distance, and only the rhythmic footsteps can be heard. But precisely because it cannot be seen clearly, it seems even more terrifying, because many people imagine it as a cold killing machine rather than a person with his own joys and sorrows.

"Liu Yuan and his son have been very kind to two dynasties and brought glory to the present generation. Instead of repaying their loyalty, they have recruited fugitives, spoken wildly and acted rebelliously, and their acts of rebellion are heinous..." Yang Man's voice was still ringing.

Some of the soldiers who were sitting on the felt carpets stood up suddenly, the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared, and they stared intently at the advancing Silver Spear Army soldiers.

The cavalry ran in front of the formation, raising a large amount of dust.

There was no disorder in the infantry formation, the rustling footsteps never stopped, and the sharp silver spears were getting closer and closer to them.

When the smoke and dust cleared, a full six thousand people had stood still in the wilderness, each of them like a silent sculpture, without the slightest noise.

The wind continued to blow, leaving only the sound of fluttering flags.

"The purpose of sending troops to Pingcheng was not to annihilate the evildoers, but to save lives... Then there was Dai Gong Tuoba Shiyijian, who cleansed himself of his flaws, changed his mind, followed the path of loyalty and integrity, and had the integrity of a minister..."

Teams of cavalrymen galloped forward, then slowly reined in their horses and stopped.

After a drum sounded, the cavalry split in the middle and dispersed to both sides, revealing the shape of a magnificent carriage.

The chariot was a golden chariot bestowed by the emperor, and was guarded by his personal soldiers.

After everything was settled, Shao Xun slowly got off the carriage and looked forward.

He didn't say anything, holding something in his right hand and resting his left hand on the hilt of the knife, just staring at everyone.

With the addition of a large group of soldiers and endless banners, the power of silence is also shocking.

Bian Tao, who had been laughing and cursing with others just now, closed his mouth. The smile on his face froze there. After a moment, he suddenly stopped smiling and became serious.

Shao Xun walked slowly forward, constantly looking at the scholars who were standing or sitting.

As far as the eye could see, the last few people who were still sitting stood up.

Shao Xun retracted his gaze and glanced at everyone again, his eyes resting on the surging Fen River.

Of course, it was quickly taken back, but there were still some quick-witted people who noticed it and secretly regretted it.

If they hide in the local area, with thousands of men defending the city, they still have the strength to resist. But if they are "tricked" to Jinyang, they will be slaughtered at will...

Shao Xun suddenly raised his right hand and asked, "Do you recognize this thing?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the field suddenly relaxed.

Prime Minister Yu Chen secretly sighed, this son-in-law didn't even give people peace when he appeared, and deliberately put a lot of pressure on people.

He had been in the officialdom for a long time, so it didn't matter to him and he could keep his composure. But some people who had less experience and often played around or stayed at home picking out quotes were a little scared.

After all, only a very small number of people can uphold their integrity and not fear power.

"Is the thing the king is holding duck medicine?" Yu Chen asked loudly.

"That's right." Shao Xun walked up to the crowd, showed them one by one, and said, "I found this thing from the manor of the Nanyang Le family many years ago. Put it in the field, it can catch birds. If you catch one, the rest will scatter. In this way, you can harvest a few more buckets of grain per acre of land." Everyone looked at the duckweed in the bamboo tube one by one, with different expressions.

"Birds peck at young seedlings and gnaw on seeds, causing considerable harm. But after so many years, duck medicine is still only occasionally used in Luonan, Yingchuan, and Chenjun, and it has not even spread beyond Yuzhou. Why is that?" Shao Xun asked.

"Your Majesty, the materials used to make duck medicine are produced in Jiang and Xiang states, but it is not easy to find them." Yu Chen said.

"What the Prime Minister said is very true." Shao Xun nodded and said, "But if someone grows this in Jiang and Xiang provinces and then sells it to Henan, can they gain anything?"

"The gains should be considerable." Yu Chen said, "Even if one acre of land is used to buy duckweed, it is worth it."

"It's a pity that some people are too ignorant. They only know how to talk about the mysteries of the world all day long, but they don't know how to get more grain from one acre of land." Shao Xun said with emotion: "I got this medicine from the Longxiang Mansion in Jin Temple. The soldiers who moved from Henan all know to buy it. How could the scholars not know it?"

This was quite a slap in the face, and some of the hot-tempered scholars subconsciously wanted to refute, but they didn't know where to start. Moreover, when they looked at the infantry and cavalry troops lined up not far away, they felt a little short of breath and simply stopped talking.

"Ji Jian." Shao Xun looked at Yu Bing, the magistrate of Luoyang, who was standing behind Yu Chen, and asked with a smile, "How about I hand over all the business of duck medicine to you?"

Yu Bing also laughed and said, "There are probably millions of hectares of cultivated land in the world. If there were really that much duckweed, and people were eager to buy it, I could earn 10 million bushels of grain a year. What business in the world can make so much money?"

Wang Xiao, the son of Wang Yin, who was from the Chenjun Wang family, watched from the side and sneered in his heart.

This is an exaggeration. How is it possible to make 10 million?

First, it is impossible for everyone to buy it. Second, there are not so many duck medicines. Third, there will be many people competing with you.

However, no matter how reluctant he was, he had to admit that this was a good deal. Even if he could only make one tenth of 10 million, it was still amazing. How many fortresses and manors in the world could store millions of grain?

Even if you only earn one percent of this amount, it is completely worth it, because it is equivalent to having an estate with hundreds of hectares of land in your home out of thin air.

"Ji Jian said it well." Shao Xun nodded and said, "You are only thirty years old, but you are more knowledgeable than many people in their forties and fifties. Everyone wants to prosper their family business, but the way to prosper a family is not just to have fields, houses and manors."

After saying this, Shao Xun separated the crowd and, surrounded by his personal soldiers, sat down under a curtain and told everyone to sit down.

Wang Yan chuckled.

Quanzhong was warning everyone that there were more ways to make money than just land, and that they should not just focus on the land, houses, and guests at home.

But does it work?
Wang Yan put himself in the situation and felt that getting rich through business was a bit unorthodox and not as stable as farming - if his wife Guo were here, she might be interested.

After Shao Xun sat down, everyone sat in the order agreed upon in advance, with the civil and military officials sitting in groups, the former on the left, the latter on the right, those with official positions in the front, and those without official positions in the back.

Generally speaking, there were more people sitting in the civil servants' group. It was a huge black mass, with hundreds of people at times. It was very scary - Shao Xun even doubted whether the people behind him could hear what he said.

On the military officers' side, Mi Huang and Chen Yougen were at the top, followed by Hou Feihu, Jin Zheng and others.

Behind them, there were some palace soldiers, silver spears, yellow-headed officers, and Hu chieftains, about dozens of people - except for the military officers and Hu people who were from scholar families, there were really few scholars here, almost all of them were peasants.

Clear distinction, oh my god! It turns out that the peasants all rely on fighting to get to the top. This is the only loophole left for them by the Jin Dynasty. If there is no chaos in the world, various general positions are actually reserved for the gentry or a few powerful people.

Li Ju knew this kind of thing very well! The official position I won by fighting for my life was directly snatched away by the Song family of Xihe. What can you do to me?
Shao Xun cleared his throat and was about to speak when a loud laugh suddenly broke out from the crowd on the left.

Hmm? Shao Xun looked over and saw a scholar who was about forty years old.

Damn, I'm laughing at you! Do you think this is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?

The commander of the imperial guards, Huang Zheng, stroked the hilt of his sword and looked inquiringly.

Shao Xun shook his head slightly. It would not look good to cane the first person today. Forget it, just listen to what he has to say.

Wang Yan frowned in the audience.

Wang Xuan turned his head and whispered to him, telling him that this was Wang Chong from the Wang family of Chengyang, Qingzhou. He was the nephew of Wang Pei, the left chancellor of the Liang State Censor who died in the great epidemic, and he held no official position.

Wang Yan still looked worried.

Face doesn't work anymore!
He had an impression of this Wang Chong, a 40-year-old man who had been studying and managing his business at home. He was very convinced of the ideas of Zhong Changtong of the Later Han Dynasty, but it seemed that he had not learned enough and was stubborn and refused to change. But he didn't know who had instigated him to charge into battle this time.

Wang Xuan noticed his father's ugly expression and sighed inwardly.

In fact, it’s not that my father’s face is useless, it’s just that there are too many things involved and it’s impossible to make everyone submit.

You can't just talk nonsense and ask others to cut their own flesh to feed the tiger, right?
Your royal family is ambitious and wants to bow to King Liang in order to gain greater benefits, but why should they make us bleed?

It was a very realistic conflict of interests, and even the famous Wang Yifu had times when he couldn't cover it up.

Over there, Wang Chong had already walked through the crowd and came to ten steps in front of Shao Xun. He bowed first, then looked at everyone with a look of pride, as if he was looking at a clay chicken or a clay dog.

Many people looked into his eyes. Some lowered their heads in shame, some greeted him with a smile, some had no expression on their faces, and some glared at him angrily, and so on.

Wang Chong, who had been pretending to be powerful enough, became more and more excited, and felt that his blood was boiling. He looked at Shao Xun and asked loudly: "Your Majesty, you talked about the disaster caused by birds, but you don't know how it compares to the disaster caused by people?"

(End of this chapter)