hsntnovel Chapter 2298 People are like meteors
Chapter 2298 People are like meteors
After Wang Xuance finished speaking, he glanced at the crowd, and a sense of arrogance arose spontaneously. As a member of the Prince Ji's Mansion, he should not be in front of these country bumpkins.
Even within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, the capital city of Chang'an was a source of pride.
Although he was only a chief official in Prince Ji's palace, how many of the nobles in Chang'an City dared to look down on him?
Every time they did something, everyone treated him with great courtesy.
Is it because of his ability? Or because of his official position? Neither.
It was because of Prince Ji’s Mansion, because of Prince Ji, and because he was the Chief Secretary in Prince Ji’s Mansion. No one dared to offend Prince Ji.
He has the right to be arrogant, and with the support of a big tree, he cannot bring shame to the reputation of Prince Ji's Mansion.
After hearing Wang Xuance's words, everyone was silent, and many people were shocked.
It is said that Prince Ji is as rich as a country, but no one expected that there are 50,000 people making money for Prince Ji alone.
Just imagine, if tens of thousands of people in Yuanqu City made money just for one person, they could become as rich as a country.
Is this a Tang Dynasty noble? His wealth alone is equivalent to that of a small country.
Looking at the shocked Yanqi nobles, Li Shen drank and thought to himself, what a boaster.
When did the Ji Wang Mansion have 50,000 people under it?
He had 2,500 households in his fiefdom, with a total of more than 10,000 people, young and old, but only 60% of them were actually working force.
The rest, old and young, still had to rely on the Ji Wang Mansion to support them. The nursing home was not so bad, there were not so many lonely elderly people, but there were many children in the school.
Not only do thousands of children have to study for free, but they also have to be provided with food. Otherwise, Li Shen is afraid that the children will not be able to go to school because they have to do farm work.
The annual food expenses are quite a lot, as well as the cost of books, school maintenance, repairs and other expenses.
Every year, Li Shen not only failed to make any money from his fief, but he even had to lose some money.
Besides, the number of workers in workshops and shops was only more than 20,000 and less than 30,000.
Wang Xuance actually asked for 50,000. Did he know that behind those 50,000 people were families with hundreds of thousands of people?
However, Li Shen did not explain. This was not the right occasion. It would be good to shock these country bumpkins.
"Your Highness Prince Ji is the son of the Heavenly Khan, so of course he is extremely noble. I wonder if the other nobles of the Tang Dynasty are also like this?"
Xian Nazhun asked again.
He didn't want to lose the throne he had just sat on.
He has not yet enjoyed the feeling of being a king, and now he has realized that King Ji's goal is to annex Yanqi.
He persuaded these powerful people in Yanqi to go to Chang'an City. He could easily guess what would happen next and sent officials from the Tang Dynasty to manage Yanqi.
Yanqi later became a prefecture and county of the Tang Dynasty, and the people of Yanqi became subjects of the Tang Dynasty.
"Haha, of course it's different." Wang Xuance chuckled: "His Royal Highness Prince Ji is a top noble in the Tang Empire and is favored by His Majesty the Khan of Heaven.
Naturally, it is incomparable to other nobles.
But even among the other nobles of my Tang Dynasty, which one of them does not have thousands of acres of fertile land and countless wealth?
General Ashina, the commander-in-chief of the Kunqiu Road army who came this time, was appointed Duke of Bi. He owned more than ten thousand acres of fertile land and more than ten thousand heads of livestock.
The family has many businesses, earning tens of thousands of strings of cash every year.
There was also General Guo Xiaoke, the deputy commander-in-chief of the army, who was appointed Duke of Yangdi County and also owned tens of thousands of acres of fertile land and countless properties at home.
I wonder if you all have ten thousand acres of good farmland now?"
Wang Xuance's words once again made everyone fall silent. They did not have thousands of acres of fertile land, nor did they have so many industries.
They were indeed richer, but they were probably still far behind the nobles of the Tang Dynasty.
Even Xian Nazhun was speechless.
"Everyone." At this time, Li Shen saw that the time was almost right and prepared to go on stage himself. He knew that he could not brag to Wang Xuance anymore, otherwise it would easily explode.
Everyone's attention was attracted by Li Shen, and Li Shen showed a friendly smile on his face.
"I have said so much to you, and I have no other intentions, I just want you to know,
The world is big. If you have the chance, go out and see the world. There is an even wider world out there.
Why should we live in seclusion? (Free reading of Tomato novels.)
Life is but a few short decades, so why not enjoy it while you can?
I think life is short so we must not mistreat ourselves. We should enjoy all the wealth and glory in the world so that our lives will not be in vain.
In the long river of history, people are like meteors in the sky, coming and going in a hurry, and disappearing in a flash.
Think about it, everyone. How many years do you have left to live? "
Li Shen's words were like a magic sound, lingering in everyone's mind for a long time.
If these words were spoken to ordinary people, they would have no effect, because people live to make a living.
If you can't even get enough to eat, how can you talk about enjoying wealth and prosperity, and going out for a walk? You will starve to death on the road.
But saying these words to these nobles who have nothing to do after eating is just like the videos that Li Shen often watched in his previous life.
What is that distant mountain calling me? I once traveled the world with a sword, but in the end, woo~~~~~~
Plant a seed in the hearts of these wealthy people who have nothing to eat, and let it take root and sprout.
Having said that, Li Shen stopped there and said that nothing can be accomplished overnight.
Especially in this situation of persuading surrender, as for the new king Xian Nazhun, Li Shen didn't take him seriously at all.
If other nobles agreed, Li Shen would not mind letting Xian Naxin die suddenly.
Since the Tang Dynasty could establish a king, it could naturally depose him again.
Afterwards, the banquet continued, but without the joyful atmosphere, the nobles of Yanqi were all absent-minded.
Li Shen knew that his words had taken effect, and this needed to ferment slowly. He was not in a hurry, as he would stay here for a while.
Moreover, his purpose of coming here was not to annex Yanqi, and the reason he had this idea was just a spur-of-the-moment idea.
Because he found that Yanqi was really a good place. It had a superior geographical location, was surrounded by mountains, and was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
As the only way to pass through the southern line of the Silk Road, the business opportunities here are endless.
Just like the important cities on the Qinghai Road, Li Shen wanted to build the important cities in Qinghai into important transit cities on the northern line.
Use important cities to make a lot of wealth.
Moreover, if Yanqi is well built, it can become an important gateway for the Tang Dynasty, which can be used for attack or defense.
Even if the imperial court declined in the future and gave up a large area of the Western Regions, it could retreat to Yanqi and preserve the Anxi Protectorate.
The banquet ended quickly, and only the generals brought by Li Shen and Han Wei were the happiest and most active throughout the whole process.
The nobles of Yanqi were all unhappy, especially the Yanqi King Xian Nazhun, whose expression was stiff.
The smile towards Li Shen seemed a little ferocious, which made Li Shen feel a little scared. He wondered if this guy would launch a coup and kill him?
(I drank too much yesterday and got up late this morning.)