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Chapter 1336 (Happy New Year!)
(Another year has passed. It has been four years without me noticing. Thank you for your continued support.

I wish you and your family good health, good fortune and all your wishes come true.

It’s still the traditional free New Year chapter, giving red envelopes to good brothers, and the brothers are all eating well, drinking well and in a good mood.

There has been a widespread drop in temperature recently, so brothers, please keep warm and take care of your health.

I kowtow to you big brothers!)

After sweeping away the bandits, Wang Yan returned to a state of having nothing to do.

After suppressing the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, nothing major happened in the Sui Dynasty. It was nothing more than suppressing Nanyue in the south, deterring the Turks in the north, fighting with Tuyuhun in the west, and Goguryeo in the northeast, which would occasionally cause trouble.

The Sui Dynasty did not face any major external threats. Although military conflicts occurred every day and people died every day, this was the norm and this state could be classified as peace.

Therefore, the country was peaceful, and under the peaceful performance, Yang Jian worked hard to govern the country and continued to fight against the northern noble families. Everyone fought against each other and pushed the Great Sui Dynasty forward.

So much so that in that year, 592, an official reported: "The treasury is full, there is no place to put it, and it is piled up in the corridors." The emperor said: "I have already imposed light taxes on the people and granted generous funds, how can this be possible?" The emperor replied: "The income is always greater than the expenditure. Roughly speaking, the annual grants amount to several million pieces, and there has been no reduction." So the Zuozangyuan was opened to receive it. The emperor issued an edict: "It is better to store it in the people than in the treasury. This year, the land rent in Hebei and Hedong will be reduced by one third, the military service will be reduced by half, and all transfers will be exempted."

This is a good reflection of how wealthy this dynasty, which was only established ten years ago, was. The treasury was full, and there was no place to put things, so they were all piled up in the outer rooms.

Just two words: rich!
The situation in Yangzhou was even more harmonious. The wealthy families in Jiangnan sent many people to the Prince of Jin's Mansion to serve as Yang Guang's aides. Everyone was united, brainstormed, and tried their best to do bad things to Yang Yong.

Bored, Wang Yan started tinkering with all kinds of things, making strong liquor, snowflake salt, more diverse skin care, cosmetics, and perfumes, and a new formula for dyeing cloth, making it more colorful. Tea was also hyped up and promoted, and some people began to accept it.

This time, Wang Yan took the initiative to pay protection money to Yang Guang, and Yang Guang accepted it because he felt that Wang Yan was almost richer than him...

The Wang family earns money like water and spends it like water.

Shipbuilding, breeding, buying mines, smelting iron, buying land, building farms, all of these require huge investments. Wang Yan doesn't care about giving money to Yang Guang, he cares about the output under his control. Money is virtual, but productivity and means of production are real.

On this day, Wang Yan came to the port on the river. More than a year had passed, the ship was built, and more than half of the people in the fleet who had been out to sea for more than half a year had returned.

"My Lord, we sailed this time with more than ten large and small ships and more than a thousand people. We ran aground and suffered heavy casualties... We sailed to South Vietnam... We brought back two ships of spices, two ships of seafood, and three ships of rice. After deducting the waste and mildew on the way, we still have nearly 20,000 stones."

Wang Yan patted the leader's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Hurry up and unload the goods and return to the warehouse. Brothers, have a good meal and rest. I will share the money with everyone."

Twenty thousand dan of grain was enough to feed three to five thousand people for a year or two. The income from this grain was barely enough to pay the basic wages of more than a thousand people. The rest was pensions, bonuses, and valuable spices and seafood.

To sum up, this trip was a huge profit.

So Wang Yan looked at the seafood and got a bunch of things like night pearls, corals, tortoise shells, etc. He filled a carriage with them and asked his soldiers to drive it. He also went home to get his "improved" curved plow and went to the Prince of Jin's Mansion to present the treasures to Yang Guang.

It was during this period that he first presented the plow to Yang Guang. A few years later, he developed an improved plow from the Song and Ming dynasties and presented it to Yang Guang...

Yang Guang looked at the curved plow in front of him suspiciously and asked uncertainly, "Zi Yan, is this plow really good for farming?"

How could he know anything about farming? The fact that he knows about the plow is because he understands the people's situation and is knowledgeable.

"Your Highness can send someone to evaluate it, and then we will know." Wang Yan said, "This thing has great reputation and great help to Your Highness. I have already thought of a name for this plow."

"What's your name?"

"Jin Wang Li!"

Wang Yan said with great determination, "At that time, the people of the world were grateful for the name of Prince of Jin Yang Guang, and did not know there was a crown prince. Even the scholars under the crown prince would pinch their noses and say that Your Highness is benevolent and virtuous. Your Majesty and the Queen would also favor Your Highness more, and this would be one step closer to the position of crown prince. If the crown prince makes any more mistakes, Your Majesty and the Queen would be extremely disgusted and would inevitably want to depose him..."

Yang Guang looked at the Quyuan Plow and listened to Wang Yan's words. He seemed to have seen his great reputation that was known throughout the world and that the people were all impressed by, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"If that's true, I will remember you for your great merit." Yang Guang patted Wang Yan's shoulder respectfully, without forgetting to make big promises.

"Just a great achievement?" Wang Yan pointed at the carriage beside him and asked someone to lift the tarpaulin. "Your Highness, take another look?"

Yang Guang walked in and looked at the various marine treasures: "They are just some rare treasures from the sea, not... Has the fleet you sent out to sea returned?"

"Exactly."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile, and without waiting for Yang Guang to ask further questions, he directly repeated the overseas situation that the leader of the voyage had told him.

Hearing that Wang Yan had loaded two ships with spices, two ships with seafood, and 20,000 dan of rice, Yang Guang narrowed his eyes and asked, "How can there be such huge profits overseas?"

"This is just one trip, the ship is small, and the soldiers are few. If more people were sent, and they made two trips a year, it would be a huge amount of treasures, money and food."

Wang Yan said, "Your Highness, think about it. This road is in your hands. As long as it spreads out, I'm afraid the big families will be tempted and organize people to build ships and go out to sea to test it out. Overseas is not the territory of our Great Sui Dynasty. If anyone dares to go out to sea without your consent, we will destroy the fleet they sent out. Seeing other families making money, how can they not be anxious? Aren't they all working for your Highness?"

Yang Guang thought about it and his eyes widened: "Overseas is vast, thousands of miles away, how can we punish them?"

"At the destination, Your Highness. We said that if they make money in South Vietnam, they will only go to South Vietnam and will not explore other places. The big families have developed a problem. They have no idea of ​​exploration. They are only willing to do stable things. We will keep them there and make them lose all their money."

"You only have a thousand sailors. How can you accomplish such a great feat? How many years will it take to accomplish it?"

"It will probably take five years. We need bigger ships, more soldiers and generals, and better naval warfare to succeed."

"I will be exempted from this responsibility for the next few years and will focus on building large ships and training the navy."

"Your Highness, I have left 60% of the ingredients for you."

"I don't need that much from you. Forty percent is enough. Investing that money can also speed up the progress. I know you have a big business and you need a lot of money. I still have money to spend. Sea trade is the key. The faster the better."

Yang Guang was very knowledgeable and understood the key point very well.

"Your Highness, if we speed up the process, it will cause a lot of noise, and we will inevitably be accused of raising private soldiers..."

"For this year's court ceremony, you prepare some seafood and spices. I will present them to my father and explain it to him in private. He will definitely not let the crown prince know about this." Yang Guang said confidently, "We will do a small move now and step up the action next year." Seeing Wang Yan nod in agreement, Yang Guang laughed happily, "You really gave me a big surprise. I will have someone inspect the new plow. If it is as you said, you should quickly order the craftsmen to make 10,000 sets. A few will be sent to Daxing, and most will be distributed to the people of Yangzhou."

"Your Highness really cares about the people. When he ascends the throne, he will surely be a sage king through the ages."

"Hahahaha~"

Yang Guang raised his head and laughed out loud, he was really happy.

Wang Yan is really reliable and is really helpful at critical moments.

It is very useful when it is needed, and it is safe and secure when it is not needed. It can also give unexpected surprises. This is a good person...

Three months later, Yang Guang, who had already liked Wang Yan, liked him even more.

Because the curved plow sent back to Daxing was tested and proved to be more efficient and effective than the original plow, Yang Jian announced to the world to promote the use of the curved plow.

This plow was never called Jinwang Plow, because in the court of Daxing Hall, the ministers discussed it and finally came up with a name that satisfied Yang Jian, "Kaihuang Plow".

Yang Guang was not at all unhappy because he failed to become the Prince of Jin. After all, the happier Yang Jian was, the more he liked Yang Guang. For Yang Guang, it was a huge success.

Even Yang Jian and Dugu Qieluo wrote him personal letters, asking about how he was doing in Yangzhou, praising him for his good character and steady work, and encouraging him.

According to reports from Yang Guang's spies in the court and palace, Yang Yong was scolded a lot, a small scolding every three days and a big scolding every five days. Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo did not treat him well.

Because Yang Yong favored his concubine and killed the Crown Princess at home, Yang Guang sent someone to report this to Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo. In contrast, Yang Guang was diligent in governing, suppressing the wealthy families in Jiangnan, and even invented the famous curved plow, which added a strong touch to Yang Jian's Kaihuang Reign and made the emperor's reputation much better. The more Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo looked at Yang Yong, the angrier they got.

The angrier he got, the happier Yang Guang was when he received the news, and the more he liked Wang Yan.

To be honest, Yang Jian now likes Wang Yan even more. After all, Yang Guang reported it to the emperor, saying that it was Wang Yan who came up with it. He was very satisfied with his precious son-in-law who hadn't even married yet, and gave him such a great achievement that would go down in history.

Ancient China was an agricultural society, and everything related to farming was a big deal. The appearance of the curved plow was much more auspicious than any other auspicious sign, and it was part of Yang Jian's culture and governance.

It’s just that Wang Yan was recognized as loyal to Yang Guang, so all the credit went to Yang Guang. But Yang Jian never forgot the person who dug the well, and he still cared about Wang Yan.

In fact, he couldn't forget it even if he wanted to. Apart from other things, just talking about some expenses in the palace, the things in Jixiangju must be there, which are for the concubines, everyone is fragrant and beautiful, and Yang Jian is also happy.

The second is the high-quality refined grains made by Wang Yan, snowflake salt and snowflake sugar, which are also indispensable daily necessities. At first, they were presented by Yang Guang, and then the palace decided to purchase them.

Although all the officials in the court looked down on Wang Yan, whenever people mentioned Wang Yan, there were four impressions of him: one was that he was loyal, two was that he was good at fighting, three was that he could make money, and four was that he was too annoying.

People hated Wang Yan, a peasant like him, for standing on the same level as them. But they also envied Wang Yan's ability to make money. At the same time, Wang Yan's loyalty to the royal family and his loyalty to his humble origins made them have to recognize him. Although Wang Yan was annoying, he was a good person, just not the same kind of person as them.

Wang Yan didn't care about that. He just followed orders and did things without orders. If there were no orders, he would do business to expand his power. If anyone dared to interfere with his business, he would bring up Yang Guang. If Yang Guang didn't work, he would take out a knife.

If we develop steadily step by step in this way, we will gradually become an unstoppable force.

Finally, he was crowned with a yellow robe.

By then, he could also be like Lao Zhao, wearing a yellow robe and clicking his tongue, "Hey, look at you guys... wipe..."

In his later years, he wrote a memoir, and the first sentence of the book was "In fact, I never thought of becoming an emperor"...

At the Prince of Jin's Mansion, Yang Guang specially invited Wang Yan to dinner to share his good mood.

"Zi Yan, you really helped me a lot this time. You don't know that the prince..."

Wang Yan also smiled and said, "It's what I should do. If Your Highness ascends the throne soon, I can also rise to prominence. Even that old man Yang Su can be the commander-in-chief of the army, so I want to be one too. When the time comes, we will repel the Turks in the north, destroy Tuyuhun in the west, sweep away Goguryeo in the east, and suppress Lingnan and Nanyue in the south, and conquer a vast territory for Your Majesty."

He bowed to Yang Guang and called him "Your Majesty" directly.

"Okay! Hahaha..." Yang Guang laughed wildly with joy, as if he was already an emperor of all ages with both literary and military virtues. "What's the point of being a general manager? When the time comes, I will make you the Grand Marshal of the Army and sweep across the world."

Listening to Yang Guang's words, you know that he is not really crazy. At least he still calls himself "this king" instead of "I".

Wang Yan continued to smile and didn't take it seriously. If Yang Guang didn't want to kill him, he would be very grateful, as he was still the Grand Marshal of the Army.

Yang Guang was also narrow-minded, not much better than Yang Su.

After some chatting and laughing, Yang Guang asked, "How is the sea trade going?"

"In the past few months, several large ships have been built, and more than a thousand sailors have been recruited, making a total of two thousand. Last month, the cargo was prepared, a large fleet of sixteen ships was formed, and 1,500 people were sent out. With the experience of the last time, this time should be much smoother, and the time required for the round trip should be improved.

In addition, in order to avoid food waste, I sent people with wine-making tools over there. They use rice to make strong liquor, which can be preserved for a longer time and bring back higher profits.”

Yang Guang frowned and said, "We must keep it secret. If the foreign barbarians get it, we will suffer a great loss."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. It's not difficult to make strong liquor. Even if foreign countries get it, it doesn't matter. They will still sell it to us. But it will inevitably damage the dignity of our Great Sui Dynasty. If this really happens, I will personally lead a team to wipe them out. From now on, I will honestly farm and make liquor for the people of the Great Sui Dynasty."

"What a spirit."

"It is your Highness who gave my family the courage. Without your Highness's trust, how could my family be so rich and powerful today? If your Highness says to fight, I will fight. If your Highness says not to fight, then let them live."

"We must fight!" Yang Guang said with certainty, "Three crops a year, the land is fertile, it should be the land of our Great Sui Dynasty. We are just letting them stay temporarily. How dare they bully our benevolent emperor? We must kill them to establish our authority and control the Great Sui Dynasty."

Wang Yan nodded repeatedly and was very satisfied with Yang Guang's ambition.

That's what it takes to be a good emperor. All good things must be mine. Fertile and abundant land belongs to those with virtue. As it happens, my Celestial Empire is rich in martial virtue, so it should be mine.

The barbarians in foreign countries don't know how to govern, and they can't even farm...

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