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Chapter 1331 Return to Daxing

After being made a marquis in one battle, Wang Yan had nothing to do.

The Turks were beaten into submission, and the market was doing very well. The Turks traded what they needed, and the Sui Dynasty also made money, achieving multiple goals at one stroke.

Therefore, Wang Yan, the newly appointed Taiyuan Cavalry General, was somewhat idle. However, since this was a frontier area, a considerable number of the government soldiers here were standing troops.

So Wang Yan had nothing to do, so he trained these soldiers, promoted talented people among them, and cultivated his own team in the army. Yang Guang had made his words so clear, so he had no scruples.

Using the old soldiers who had fought with him as the backbone and the newly discovered talented people as branches, he spread the power among the Taiyuan soldiers. In just a few months, he made frequent personnel adjustments. Although he did not completely control the Taiyuan soldiers, he at least maintained a strong influence.

Of course, we cannot rely solely on the officer structure to lead. The soldiers at the bottom do not recognize the generals. They can be commanded for a while, but it is impossible to exert pressure for a long time. It is necessary to establish a solid friendship between comrades.

For this purpose, and also out of his duty to protect the country and the people, Wang Yan led his troops to go into battle after training. He fought a small battle every three days and a big battle every five days. In half a year, he traveled to various places and wiped out all the bandits in Bingzhou.

Yang Jian took over the country almost peacefully, without any strife or conflict, and the overall situation was a period of peace and order that made the cake bigger. The reign of Emperor Kaihuang is recognized by history. Yang Jian worked hard to end hundreds of years of division, and China was unified again. He weakened the power of local tyrants, strengthened centralization, reduced taxes and labor service, and gave the people a rest.

Overall, people are still alive.

But some strong men don't want to deal with people like that, they just like to kill people and rob them. But the development of things is often destined, the strong men at the beginning gradually become dogs of the rich families. The so-called treat, behead, accept as dogs.

Except for a few mountain bandit gangs, most of the gangs, big and small, have some connection with the big families in Bingzhou. When Wang Yan was suppressing the bandits, he even found out that the border troops, big families and the Turks were selling contraband.

However, Wang Yan did not make these things public. He only told Yang Guang about them so that Yang Guang could have some idea.

In fact, selling things to the Turks was not a big deal. After all, when the Sui Dynasty was fighting for the world, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Xue Ju, Dou Jiande, Li Gui, Gao Kaidao, Wang Shichong, etc., all paid tribute to the Turks.

By comparison, if we sell something to the Turks now, we can earn a lot of cattle, sheep and horses from them. It is not necessary to promise them conditions such as ceding land or co-governance...

Wang Yan's reputation among the border troops was at its peak. The story of him being made a marquis in one battle was the eternal belief of the border troops. In addition, Wang Yan was of the same background as them, and the soldiers who had fought with Wang Yan spread the word, so Wang Yan was very prestigious in Taiyuan. So even if their interests were damaged, the border troops did not say a word, and their farts had no effect at all.

As for the big families in Bingzhou, let alone Yang Guang. He supported Wang Yan and had evidence of their collusion with foreign enemies. Wang Yan had military power and could still fight. If he was really provoked, he would just slaughter them and no one would be able to say anything.

So everyone was honest and harmonious. Yang Guang even took control of Bingzhou and won the hearts of the people. Of course, the hearts of the people here refer to the people of the big families.

But Yang Guang did not give it away for nothing, he still started some projects, such as building roads, etc. Of course, they all mobilized forced labor, but the conditions were relatively better. The people certainly did not have an easy time, but they were far from being exhausted to death.

This is of course what Wang Yan said. Only by winning the hearts of the vast majority of the people can one become an emperor of all ages.

In fact, Wang Yan has been influencing Yang Guang. Although Yang Guang is ambitious but incompetent and eager for quick success, he is not a complete fool. Many things can be eased as long as they are slowed down and time is used to buy space. The contradictions will not be so intense that they cannot be suppressed and the whole country will rebel.

Yang Guang was in a hurry. He launched large-scale projects and fought major wars, which consumed too much manpower. Fortunately, Yang Jian worked for 20 years, plus the wealth he had accumulated before, otherwise Yang Guang might not have been able to sit on the throne for ten years, and he would have been finished in two years.

Therefore, Wang Yan hoped that Yang Guang could slow down and not be too hasty, so that the Sui Dynasty could be stabilized and fewer people could die. Dealing with the aristocratic families is not something that can be solved overnight.

Fortunately, there is plenty of time, and Wang Yan believes that he can still successfully transform Yang Guang...

At the same time, in addition to fighting, Wang Yan also developed several ways to make money. One is dyeing cloth and brocade, and he discovered the collusion between the border troops and the big families and got some land gifts. Another point is that he liked luxury goods very much in ancient times.

He also developed some daily necessities and cosmetics such as soap, perfume, etc., and sold them to the big families and the rich. However, due to the problem of publicity channels, they were only sold in Bingzhou and Daxing.

He didn't have enough raw materials and animal fats, so he could only sell them in limited quantities, which in turn raised his status and prices. Wang Yan also offered tribute to Yang Guang, but Yang Guang was generous and said that Wang Yan had finally figured out a source of income and didn't have a deep family background, so he didn't ask Wang Yan to offer tribute and even protected Wang Yan. Yang Guang was very broad-minded.

However, Wang Yan has been promoting the raising of chickens, ducks, geese and pigs. He now has several farms, all of which are raising pigs. The only problem is that there is a lack of talent who specializes in animal research, so the epidemic cannot be solved. So he simply provides a guarantee for those farmers. With the accumulation of experience, the farmers can always make progress and develop talents bit by bit.

At the same time, Wang Yan also started to run a grain business, which was a very regional business. Grain, oil, etc. were all controlled by the local big families, and it was not easy to get involved. This was almost the lifeblood of the big families.

They rely on land and grain to control the local people. Wang Yan did not want to provoke them, but found another way to purchase grain, process it, and then sell it to big households at a high price in exchange for more grain.

In this way, the purpose of purchasing grain can be achieved in disguise.

He was doing business with the rich and powerful, all of which were high value-added products. Although he certainly did not make more by selling to ordinary people, he did not steal anyone's business, but he still made a lot of money. He had his own family business and the power he could control.

At present, most of the people working for them are veterans of the frontier army and their families. After all this trouble, Wang Yan not only made money, but also, together with Yang Guang, consolidated his power in Bingzhou...

The time came to November, and on this day, Wang Yan was called to the Prince of Jin's Mansion again.

Snowflakes were floating in the sky, and Yang Guang was in a good mood, drinking wine and appreciating the snow in the pavilion.

"Your Highness."

"Sit down and pour some wine." Yang Guang pointed to the seat opposite.

Seeing Wang Yan sitting there cross-legged, Yang Guang shook his head in amusement: "Vulgar."

"Your Highness, I really don't like kneeling." Wang Yan smiled and took a sip of hot wine, feeling pretty good.

He was maintaining his image. If he really became aristocrat, Yang Guang would have to leave him three blocks behind. However, he was born as a soldier and had never been tolerated by the big families, so he had no intention of getting close to them.

Is he sitting cross-legged? Is that vulgar? Obviously not.

He was extremely loyal to Yang Guang and a staunch minister who only relied on Yang Guang.

Yang Guang smiled and waved his hands, not caring at all, and said, "Go back and pack up, it's the end of the year again. Last year, we didn't have to go back because of the war, so this year we have to go back to Daxing for a big worship, and we can leave in the spring of next year."

"For such a small matter, Your Highness can just send someone to inform us. I guess Your Highness has something else important to do?"

Yang Guang said, "I received a letter the day before yesterday saying that three horses had died. A messenger brought back a message saying that there was a rebellion in Jiangnan. Father sent Yang Su, Mai Tiezhang, Lai Huer, Shi Wansui and others to quell the rebellion."

"They are all the most loyal officials of the Sui Dynasty. I think the rebellion will be quelled once the army arrives. There is no need to worry." Wang Yan knew about the rebellion in Jiangnan. After the fall of Chen, although the wealthy families in Jiangnan moved north to Daxing, they also left power for the local tyrants in Jiangnan to rise. The Sui Dynasty sent officials from the north to suppress these tyrants, so the local tyrants in Jiangnan could no longer hold back, so they united and pushed people out to rebel.

The most powerful group was the rebel organization led by Gao Zhihui, who proclaimed himself emperor, established a small court, conferred titles on his ministers, had thousands of warships and tens of thousands of soldiers, and wreaked havoc in the south of the Yangtze River.

Yang Su took the lead in suppressing the rebellion and brought other generals with him. Within a few months, the vigorous rebellion was quelled.

Later, Yang Guang was transferred to be the governor of Yangzhou, where he suppressed the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River.

So Wang Yan asked, "Your Highness, are you interested in going to Jiangnan?"

“I knew you could think of this.” Yang Guang laughed, “My brothers are all useless, and I am grateful for your great contribution here…”

"No, Your Highness, it is not because of my great achievements. The previous grassland battles were all led by Your Highness wisely. Your Highness also knew how to use people well and let me be the vanguard. Only in this way could we achieve success."

"You can talk now."

"I always tell the truth." Wang Yan raised his glass and invited people to drink.

Yang Guang was even more satisfied. He took a sip of the hot wine and continued, "Except for me, there is no other suitable candidate. Jiangnan is rich and prosperous, far better than this bitter and cold place. Ziyan, what do you think?"

"I will follow His Highness."

"I ask what your opinion is?"

"Your Highness can go if he wants to. Now that Your Highness has won the hearts of the people of Bingzhou, you can go to Jiangnan. With soldiers and money and food, you can rest assured. Even if the prince sits on the throne in the future, Your Highness will have the power to raise an army to purge the emperor."

"You." Yang Guang shook his head with a smile, "Then it's settled. You follow me to Jiangnan and fight with the wealthy people in Jiangnan."

Wang Yan didn't say anything nonsense, whatever Yang Guang said was the truth.

Although he was now nominally the General of Taiyuan Cavalry and had left the Prince of Jin's Mansion, logically speaking, he did not need to be transferred with Yang Guang. But since Yang Guang had said so, he would definitely be transferred there.

The Turks were indeed a nuisance, and Wang Yan was indeed a capable fighter, but he did not have to be here. In fact, both the DTZ and the Western Turks were beaten into submission to the Sui Dynasty.

The reason why Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen was that the Sui Dynasty was already crumbling at that time and could not bring into play the advantages of centralized power. Yang Guang had completely lost control of his empire, and the huge Sui Dynasty had fallen apart.

Later, the reason why Jie Li Khan was so arrogant and swore an oath with Li Shimin at the Wei River was mainly because he took the opportunity to develop and reach the peak of the Turkic state when the Sui Dynasty was collapsing.

Later, Li Shimin endured hardships and worked hard, but Li Jing was destroyed by the Turks. Although there were remnants of his army, it was difficult for them to become a major force.

So Wang Yan responded very straightforwardly, and talked with Yang Guang for a while before leaving and returning to his mansion.

He went straight into the back house and found Xiao Mei watching the children play in the greenhouse.

In March of this year, Xiao Mei successfully gave birth to a son, and Wang Yan named the new son "Hong".

At this moment, the little thing was wearing little clothes, smacking its lips and crawling around in the warm greenhouse.

When he saw his father coming back, he came closer and climbed up by holding onto his legs.

Wang Yan picked him up, threw him into the air again and again and caught him again. The silly boy giggled foolishly, and was suspended in the air again. His little hands tightly grasped his father's fingers and moved his legs back and forth.

After playing with the child for a while, Wang Yan put the child on the ground and sat aside with Xiao Mei.

The maidservant in the room was sent out, and Wang Yan said, "I have to pack my things again and go back to Daxing to pay homage. In addition, there is a rebellion in Jiangnan, and Yang Su was sent to lead the army to suppress it. The King of Jin intends to go to Jiangnan, and we have to follow him."

Xiao Mei didn't understand: "The situation in Bingzhou is very good, why go there now?"

"It is because the situation is so good that we have to go. Even if the Prince of Jin does not want to go, I am afraid that Your Majesty will make him go. It is better to be proactive than to be passive."

After Wang Yan said this, Xiao Mei understood.

Yang Guang did too well in Bingzhou, and he could not be allowed to stay in Bingzhou any longer. Otherwise, Yang Guang would have a firm grip on Bingzhou, and it would be too late to say anything. Even if Yang Guang did not rebel, he would be forced to do so.

So Xiao Mei said, "It seems that His Majesty still favors the Crown Prince."

"This kind of thing cannot be solved in one or two years. The Crown Prince has to make more mistakes, and the King of Jin has to do better. The rebellion in Jiangnan this time is because the local wealthy families were oppressed too harshly. The rebellion can be suppressed, but the people's hearts are difficult to appease. It is just to find things for the King of Jin to do."

This is something Yang Guang himself understands. He knows how he is doing in Bingzhou. In order to ensure the stability of the crown prince and the safe continuation of the ruling power, Yang Guang must suppress this variable.

Arranging him to Jiangnan was a good choice. Yang Guang fought with the wealthy families in Jiangnan, and everyone calmed down. This also shows Yang Jian's wisdom.

Wang Yan smiled and said, "But it's not bad. We can do more business there. I heard there is land south of Lingnan, and there is a lot of food there. When we get there, we can build a ship and go out to sea, and send people to take a look further south. Even if we can't get food back, we can get some spices, jewelry, and seafood back, and we can still make a lot of money."

"Then our foundation in Bingzhou..."

"It's OK. We don't have enough positions in the army to be targeted. Besides, we have King Jin at the forefront. King Jin will definitely not let his efforts go to waste. No one will be so stupid as to seize the remaining land from us. We can move our business, keep the shop here to sell things, and take the craftsmen away. It won't have any impact."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away, you can play with the child." Xiao Mei acted immediately and decisively.

It is impossible for Wang Yan to really look after the child. He is leaving soon and won't be back for a long time. He needs to have a heart-to-heart talk with his subordinates, comfort them and stabilize the current base.

At present, the Wang family has grown stronger. There are thousands of people following the Wang family for meals. It is a newly rising big family. It is just that the population is not large. Otherwise, it must have considerable influence...

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