Chapter 145: The Battle of Ideas

Chapter 145: The Battle of Ideas

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

In Youzhou, there are hundreds of civil and military officials, and all the ministers are bowing down.

Tang Ming was wearing a dragon robe and looked solemn.

There are Han people, Hu people, and representatives of all forces underneath.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, no Han monarch has become a leader of any ethnic group, even a nominal leader. Tang Ming was the first.

"Everyone loves you!"

Tang Ming had great ambitions. He not only wanted to borrow the power of the barbarians, but also used his own methods to educate them.

For three generations, the nomads in the north have been a serious thorn in the side of the Central Plains dynasty. Facts have proved that killing cannot solve the problem. Only coercion and gentleness can be used to assimilate them from generation to generation.

The Taoist method is not without its merits, but it is too extreme, which can easily arouse the hatred of the barbarians.

Da Mo is ambitious, which makes them share the same enemy. The period when the Central Plains dynasty was most powerful was often the period when Da Mo was most united.

But the good thing is that the barbarians pushed me over.

Tang Ming also doesn't trust the Hu people, but now is not the time to burn bridges. He has plenty of time to divide the country step by step while waiting for the unification of the country.

As for now, the main thing is to win over each other and deal with the powerful enemy Taoist together first.

Da Mo and Youzhou have reached a consensus. Everyone knows that once Chang'an becomes stronger, none of them will have a hard time. Da Mo is not invincible. When the time comes, both sides will suffer, but other forces will be advantaged in vain.

So the two families cooperated like this.

Tang Ming was also convinced that the other party did not have the ability to occupy the city. After all, the desert was not monolithic. At most, the land and population were still his own after plundering.

As for the people at the bottom...

"I can only suffer for the common people. I will bear the blame!"

Tang Ming thought to himself.

His thoughts gradually drifted to Chang'an in the distance.

During the ceremony, officials were appointed and made wishes. Those who came but didn't come basically got their positions.

At night, the banquet continued.

After Tang Ming arranged other affairs, he rode a fast horse to the capital under the cover of night.

The spies on the road prepared their horses in advance, and after about eight horses were outrun, they finally caught up with Yun Qiong and others.

This is a large caravan that has cooperated with Taoist clans many times. The number of people sent out every time is almost forty or more.

But many people don't know that a certain senior member of the caravan belongs to them, and this mission also inserted them into it.

Three carriages carried Tang Ming and his henchmen.

The Buddhist masters and Taoist masters did not follow, they had their own channels.

They were divided into about a dozen groups and rushed to Chang'an together.

As for Goguryeo and Damo, they are not with them.

This time when the Holy Emperor's inner elixir was born, they were not the only ones who came over. Almost all the powerful forces in the platoon sent people over to find out.

Lishan.

A personable Taoist reported to Xu Xuan. Judging from his clothes, he must be a high-level member of the Taoist sect. This person was indeed a high-level member of the Taoist sect, and he was also the great master Lu Jing.

There are no emperors or princes in the Taoist sect. There is only the Great Master who leads the entire army, religion and people. He is called the Great Master, and can also be called the Chief.

"The inner alchemy is said to have been unearthed in Chang'an. Many masters may have appeared in Chang'an recently. Should we impose total martial law? Restore the Guanwen system?"

Once the customs are restored, Chang'an's migrant population will be reduced by more than 90%. If there is a post every five steps and a sentry every ten steps, it is guaranteed that not even an ant can fly out.

Xu Xuan smiled and said: "It's not necessary. There is no need to guard them tightly. They will all come here and catch them all at once. Besides, they will also be divided internally. You must have confidence in our path. The aristocratic family is not monolithic."

"Split?" Lu Jing was confused.

Xu Xuan said again: "Aristocratic families have mixed forces. Some people are not necessarily our enemies. They are just temporarily united around Tang Ming. You should keep an eye on it."

Lu Jing was not a fool. After thinking for a moment, she came to a clear understanding and said with a smile: "The disciple will wait and see."

This time, in addition to a physical battle, it was also a battle of ideas.

Outsiders often demonize Daomen and describe this place as a barbarian land full of violence and killing.

The hierarchy of aristocratic families not only affects common people, but also has clear hierarchies within them. This hierarchy exists innately. As long as you are from a bad background, no matter how capable you are, you will be suppressed for the rest of your life.

This time entering Guanlong may also be a mental shock to them.

Once the lies and propaganda of the aristocratic families are exposed, what will happen to these loose alliances of aristocratic families?

Lu Jing is looking forward to it very much.

Soon, the carriage entered the gate area.

"In the Yang family, from the second year of Kaiping to the present, a total of thirteen slaves have died due to mistreatment, nineteen have died due to lending money, and a total of seven have died due to other reasons, such as collecting firewood or offending servants. This court pronounced - —genocide.”

In the open space outside the countryside, people gathered around to watch.

The better-dressed men were pulled out and beheaded one by one, crying. Most of the women were assigned to single sergeants, and those with blood debts on their hands were killed.

"good!!"

"Your Excellency is wise!!"

The people clapped and cheered one after another, and the Taoist sect's reputation increased a lot.

Part of the money from the aristocratic family was distributed to the victims, and the other part was confiscated for construction. They could only get in and out, and they had no idea how much money they had taken over the decades.

They think that wealth can be passed down from generation to generation, but unfortunately they end up benefiting outsiders in the end.

"This... is a group of bandits and monsters who are taking advantage of others!" In the carriage, the man from a noble family was trembling with rage.

"You keep saying it's for the sake of the people of the world. Why are all these people in ragged clothes? Why are they still dying of hunger?" Cui Wen said in disgust.

The accumulation of decades, or even hundreds of years, was plundered like this, and anyone who saw it would be frightened.

"That's fine. If we gain momentum in the future, this place will respond to hundreds of responses, and they will definitely betray each other." Yun Qiong said.

Although it is a bit despicable, I have to admit that the worse the Taoist clan does, the better it is for the Tang Dynasty. More and more people are pushing towards them. They are simply what the people want.

With the existence of Dao valve as a comparison, some of their improvement strategies may be implemented.

"It can also be seen from the people's reaction that the noble family is unpopular. Although the Taoist clan is evil, it also has merits. Do you know the need to share the land with others?" Tang Ming came out and poured a basin of cold water.

"This would be too targeted at the aristocratic families. It is better to reduce the official ranks step by step so that the aristocratic families can support them." A middle-aged Confucian scholar with a white face and a beardless face said.

"That's fine."

Some ordinary scholars who were poorly dressed wanted to say something, but they held back.

"What do brothers Hou and Lin want to say?" Tang Ming was keenly aware of the expressions of the two counselors who came from poor backgrounds.

"Nothing." Hou Gang did not express his opinion.

This is not a matter of dividing one acre into one acre.

If tax collection still relies on the powerful, then the tax will still not be collected, or even passed on to the common people, and the situation in Yintian may be even more serious.

Moreover, the need to work together with the abolition of corvee work, the latter is absolutely impossible to improve; because the court has no money to hire, the reason why Taoist clans have money and food is actually to use the part that supports the aristocratic families on the people.

Along the way, they discovered that the killings were not only targeting bastards from aristocratic families, they even killed their own people.

The one who was killed was a river of blood and a head was rolling.

This makes them feel that a fire is brewing. At that time, they may only need to raise their arms to respond to a hundred responses, and the heroes will rise.

But when it comes to areas controlled by Dao Valve for more than five years.

Everything has changed. Although the people's clothes are simple, they are not shabby.

The roads are smooth, the water conservancy is good, and the fields are planted with Qianjin wheat, Qianjin corn, etc. inherited from Daomen.

At a glance, it is a lush green area.

Even the mountains and rivers have become beautiful.

"Why? Don't they use firewood?" someone wondered.

In densely populated areas, bare hills are the norm.

Soon they knew why.

The caravan arrived at a village. At this time, a large number of people gathered at the entrance of the village.

"Come on, exchange grain for honeycomb carbon. Our Jinliang Trading Co., Ltd. specializes in carbon production. One pound of grain and two pounds of carbon can be exchanged for atractylodes, yam, or copper coins."

"Are we still recruiting people?" asked a villager.

"Here, as long as you have arms and legs, it's enough for two months! There's a shortage of silkworm raising, coal mining, driving, and freight transportation!"

There are even sellers of jewelry and eggs.

Everyone was extremely surprised. When did the lives of ordinary people become so good?

This is a situation that has never happened in the past dynasties. Even the strong men and the common people at the bottom can be considered prosperous if they have enough to eat, and there is no chance to improve their lives.

This scene is not limited to this village, there are even some villages that produce special products, and the entire village has become rich.

"Didn't their village chief take advantage of others?" Cui Wen said in shock.

"Maybe, they were all probably killed." Hou Gang said, with an inexplicable emotion in his eyes.

Taoist is the place where the punishments are the heaviest they have ever seen, and even the slightest bit of greed is a death penalty.

"There is no place to make money. Aren't they afraid of the officials' rebellion?"

"You shouldn't be afraid. Officials here are well treated, and the number of officials is not fixed. They are also qualified to be promoted to officials. In addition, there are schools everywhere and there are scholars everywhere. If you don't do it, there will be many people rushing to do it."

The candidates seemed to know this place very well. In fact, they all had channels to know about it, but most of them still couldn't believe it.

I don't believe that this place will be better off without the family, so I regard these news as hearsay and rumors.

Now that I have come to see it in person, it is really... changing with each passing day.