Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

Ma Fan's ancestors were Han people, and he didn't know which generation came to Goguryeo. Maybe it was the end of Han Dynasty, maybe it was the Southern and Northern Dynasties, he didn't know.

But living in Goguryeo, for Ma Fan, is no different from Tang and Sui dynasties.

The only thing he worries about now is how Datang will treat ordinary people like them, and the current weather is about to sow seeds, but because of the war, their land has no chance to be planted.

It is still too late to farm now, but if it is later, there will be nothing to gain.

If they don't grow grain this year, they won't be able to survive the winter, and there will be no rations in winter.

And if there is no ration in winter, if you want not to starve to death, the only way is to eat the seed grain, but if you eat the seed grain... then there is really no hope.

But no matter what, he is going to come out now, because the Tang people who occupy the city have called.

Ma Fan, who rushed to the intersection, saw that almost every neighbor in the neighborhood had a person come out.

When it was almost time for people to come, the leading Datang soldier standing at the intersection said loudly: "Folks of Liaodong, listen up now. Now the entire Liaodong City has been occupied by Datang, and the law of Datang is now announced. .”

"During the period when Datang was in charge of Liaodong City, the lives of the people will continue as usual, but anyone who dares to take advantage of the chaos, take advantage of the fire, harass the people, and attempt to attack the Tang army will be severely punished and executed!"

"In addition, any unscrupulous vendors who drive up prices will also be dealt with seriously!"

"Datang has opened several shops in the two markets in Liaodong City, selling grain, salt, cloth and other materials."

"In addition, there are people who live outside the city and those who have land. After the registration is completed within seven days, Datang will allow you to go back to farm, but every household must plant food for Datang, and Datang will provide the grain! In autumn, the harvested grain will be paid to you according to a certain percentage of rent and commission, to ensure that you can spend the winter safely today and have grain for next year!"

"But all other food must be handed over to Datang, and after next year, if the war is over, then everything will return to normal."

The soldier loudly recounted the contents of the notice posted behind him.

And he took the trouble to tell everyone three times to make sure everyone understood, and then he left this place and went to the next place.

This notice and decision were thought up by Li Shiji. As for why he did this, it is very simple. The whole Goguryeo is mainly planted with wheat and corn.

But whether it is the yield of wheat or corn, the gap with the high-yield wheat provided by His Highness is too big.

In order to rule Goguryeo next year, Li Shiji came up with this method.

Forcibly let all Goguryeo people grow food for the Tang court in the form of employment, and then Datang provided the food.

In the case of coercion, these Goguryeo people dare not resist, they can only plant honestly.

But when the harvest came, Datang didn’t want them at all. At that time, they announced that these things were their own, and then let them keep their own seeds. What kind of seeds do you keep.

If you tell them now to plant the high-yield seeds given by Datang, most people probably won't believe it.

The common people don't have such a high vision, and they don't understand a lot. They just think, why should the people of Tang Dynasty help them?Why give them high-yielding seeds?He must have lied to them.

Li Shiji didn't have time to explain these one by one, so it's better to simply force them to replant.

After Ma Fan finished listening, he returned home silently.

When he returned home, the family immediately greeted him, "How is it? What did the Tang people say?"

Ma Fan immediately repeated what the soldier said.

Because it was a time of war, Ma Fan's family gathered together to avoid danger. His parents, brother's family of six, and his family of five were all in their home.

And the house they were in belonged to Ma Fan. The house of his parents and his elder brother's family was originally in a village outside the city. Now they don't know what happened to the village. Fortunately, all the things have been brought to the city.

"Fortunately, Datang is still benevolent, just let us help grow food for a year." Ma Fan's father said with a sigh of relief.

"Father, what if Datang doesn't leave us rations?" Ma Fan's brother asked worriedly.

"What should we do? What else can we do? Since Datang provides grain for planting, we should try our best to save our own food. I don't think Datang will not give it at all, and it will definitely keep some. It is really not possible in winter. , just go out to fish, hunt, and find a way to survive this winter."

"Otherwise, what can we do? Didn't you see the city wall? It was directly blown up by Datang's divine thunder, and tens of thousands of soldiers couldn't stop it. What can we do?" Ma Fan's father asked.

Yeah, what can we do?The whole family sighed, they had no choice at all.

"I'll go and see the price of the grain store opened by Datang in a while. Our family pooled their money together and bought more grain, just in case." Ma Fan's father said.

"Brother and I will go in a while." Ma Fan said hastily.

"Go early, before the food runs out." Ma Fan's father explained.

Ma Fan and his eldest brother immediately cleaned up the house, emptied the two cloth bags containing grain, put the grain in the tank, and they went out with the bags and money.

When they arrived at the market, they soon found Datang's temporary store. This should be a nobleman's store in the city, but it had obviously been requisitioned by Datang.

The gate was guarded by soldiers from Datang, and there were two big signs next to it, which said Datang Grain Store.

Ma Fan knew these words. He didn't know many words, but he would naturally know some commonly used words after reading a lot.

There were already people coming to buy food in front of them, and Ma Fan hurried over and started to line up honestly according to the crowd in front.

When it was their turn, the two of them quickly saw the price of food inside. When they saw the price of food, they were stunned.

Because the price of this grain... is less than one-third of what the grain merchants in the city sold before.

The price of food in Liaodong City has risen a long time ago. When Datang and Goguryeo fought in Silla last year, it was located on the front line, and the price of food started to rise. Some time ago, I learned that Datang had officially declared war with Goguryeo. , The price of grain in Liaodong City has more than doubled.

And the current price... is lower than the most normal food price in Liaodong City before.

This... Ma Fan and his elder brother did not say anything, and immediately prepared to buy all the money in their hands into food.

Just when they were about to spend all their money, the Tang soldiers who sold grain inside reminded them: "There is still a lot of grain, and this money is all yours, right? Don't you look at the price of salt next to it? Very low."